How to Install Skype on LXLE 16.04 Easy Guide

Install Skype on LXLE 16.04

You are Welcome, this Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Skype on LXLE 16.04 GNU/Linux Desktop.

And Skype for LXLE 16.04 is a Microsoft Software for Video Chatting, Making International Calls, Screen Sharing, Instant Messaging and more.

Especially relevant: at the same time I’m also illustrating here the Easiest Way of Installing the New Downloaded .deb Packages with Dependencies on LXLE 16.04.

This is the Classical Way to Get Installed the Latest Skype, sure that you may Achieve the same result by an Apt PPA or soon with a Snap or Flatpak.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download Latest Skype for Ubuntu

   Skype for LXLE 16.04 .deb

   Skype LXLE 16.04

3. Check/Install for GDebi Package Installer.

   which gdebi

   If No gdebi then:

   sudo apt install gdebi-core gdebi

4. Access the Target location
   (Usually Downloads go in the Home folder or when Downloaded with Firefox may be into the Temporary directory /tmp/mozilla*)

   cd ~/Downloads

   Or when downloaded with Firefox maybe:

   cd /tmp/mozilla*

   To Verify that it’s there List the contents with:

   ls .

5. Installing Skype for LXLE 16.04.

   sudo gdebi ./skype*.deb

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

6. Getting-Started Making Skype Calls on LXLE 16.04

   Skype Initial Setup on LXLE 16.04

   Calling with Skype on LXLE 16.04

   The Guide Contains Instructions on Initial Configuration to Making Calls on LXLE 16.04.

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