Decided to install skype but apparently, the skype download page doesn't give a link to skype for 64 bit linux. The 32 bit version wouldn't install with gdebi ! Searched a bit online, and came across this page:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=432295
The gist of the page is
NOTE: That is the procedure for 8.10. For others it may be different.sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 libasound2-plugins; wget -N boundlesssupremacy.com/Cappy/getlibs/getlibs-all.deb; wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-amd64; sudo dpkg -i skype-install.deb; sudo dpkg -i getlibs-all.deb; sudo getlibs -p libqtcore4 libqtgui4 bluez-alsa
Also, I'm not sure, but I guess, this link will work:
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-amd64
If anyone's trying to install 64 bit skype, please download that from the above link and try installing with gdebi / dpkg. If it works, that's actually a better option I suppose. Please post a comment, if did/did-not work for you!
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I also noted, there's an oss version of skype available off the skype website. Not sure if it works.. maybe I should compile and see sometime.
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you could just go here and install medibuntu repositories... and then apt-get the lot....
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#head-7486ed038a9becc1dff10a24cc07a38a00d70e9f
FWIW, I have ubuntu 8.10 (64bit). The skype oss version ran, but sound did not work. I downloaded the 64bit .deb version from your skype.com link, and it's working. I had to change the sound device to 'pulse' and I could hear test sounds then.
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