How to Install Skype on SparkyLinux 5 Easy Guide

Install Skype on SparkyLinux 5

You are Welcome, this Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Skype on SparkyLinux 5 GNU/Linux Desktop.

And Skype for SparkyLinux 5 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 SparkyLinux 5.

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 Terminal Shell emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   

2. Download Latest Skype for Ubuntu

   Skype for SparkyLinux 5 .deb

   Skype SparkyLinux 5

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 SparkyLinux 5.

   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 SparkyLinux 5

   Skype Initial Setup on SparkyLinux 5

   Calling with Skype on SparkyLinux 5

   The Guide Contains Instructions on Initial Configuration to Making Calls on SparkyLinux 5.

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