This tutorial is going to show you how to install Skype on Debian 7 64 bit edition. Since Skype was designed for 32 bit, if we install it on a 64 bit Linux such as Debian 7 64 bit, we need to install some additional files which add support to i386 platform to the 64 bit system. Don't worry, its not complicated at all.
There are few things we need to do before attemting to install Skype on Debian 7 64 bit. Skype for Debian is available in Multiarch format which means we need 32 bit libraries in order to run this app.
- Install 32 bit libraries. Open Terminal and login as root and then execute this command
dpkg --add-architecture i386
- Update and upgrade your system
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
- Download Skype. Visit the following page and select Debain from the distribution list. http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/
Now you should have a file called skype-debian_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb or similar to that. Now open Terminal and cd to the download directory.
cd /home/dhani/Downloads
dpkg -i skype-debian_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb
If you get a dependency error message, execute this command to solve it.
apt-get -f install
Done.
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also reproduce there:
dpkg --add-architecture i386
echo "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ trusty partner" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 40976EAF437D05B5
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3B4FE6ACC0B21F32
apt-get update
sudo apt-get install skype