XenialPup64 7.5 installation of Skype

Jim VE7ROX · 08-28-2020, 12:13 PM

I recently installed XenialPup64 7.5 and had no trouble downloading Firefox and Pidgin, and getting them to work. As for Skype, I downloaded it, using both the Puppy Package Manager and the downloading of Skype from their web page. However, it does not show up in Menu ---> Internet. The Skype icon does appear in usr/share/applications however. Does anybody know how to activate Skype in Lucid Puppy?

beachboy2 · 08-29-2020, 03:32 AM

Jim VE7ROX,

Try this:

Remove existing Skype:

Code:

sudo apt-get --purge remove skypeforlinux

Get .deb file for Skype:

Code:

wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb

Move to Home folder:

Code:

cd /home/jim

Install:

Code:

sudo dpkg -i skypeforlinux-64.deb

In case of problems with dependencies, run:

Code:

sudo apt-get install -f

Launch using:

Code:

skypeforlinux