How to install Skype on Ubuntu?. Skype is a multi-platform application that provides voice calls and video chat between computers, mobile devices, and tablets.

This guide will show you how to install the latest Skype on Ubuntu on Linux system. Skype is installable on Linux, macOS and on Windows machines.

Features of Skype

  • You can easily share presentations and your entire screen during a call
  • Enjoy instant messaging feature
  • Experience crystal clear audio and HD video on one-on-one and group calls
  • Call offline friends and customers with affordable international calls
  • Record Skype calls to capture special moments during sessions

Install Skype on Ubuntu from .deb package

To get the most up to date release of Skype installed on Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint, download the .deb package from the official download link using wget or similar tool.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y wget
wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb

Then install the downloaded package with apt command.

sudo apt install ./skypeforlinux-64.deb

Install Skype on Ubuntu using snap

Snap packages any app for every Linux desktop, server, cloud or device. Snaps are faster to install, easier to create, safer to run, and they update automatically and transactionally so your app is always fresh and never broken.

For CentOS / Fedora, use: Install Latest Skype on CentOS / Fedora

Install Snapd on Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint

Install snapd first which is REST API daemon service that runs on your Linux system to manage snap packages (“snaps“).

sudo apt install snapd

Install Skype on using snap

After confirming that Snapd is installed and working, install latest Skype on Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint by running:

$ sudo snap install skype --classic
2025-01-06T16:21:10Z INFO Waiting for automatic snapd restart...
skype 8.134.0.202 from Skype✓ installed

You can list installed snaps using the command:

$ snap list
Name               Version                     Rev    Tracking       Publisher   Notes
bare               1.0                         5      latest/stable  canonical✓  base
core18             20240920                    2846   latest/stable  canonical✓  base
gnome-3-28-1804    3.28.0-19-g98f9e67.98f9e67  198    latest/stable  canonical✓  -
gtk-common-themes  0.1-81-g442e511             1535   latest/stable  canonical✓  -
skype              8.134.0.202                 378    latest/stable  skype✓      -
snapd              2.66.1                      23258  latest/stable  canonical✓  snapd

Once installation is done, launch Skype using the skype command or Applications launcher.

install latest skype ubuntu debian linux mint with snap

Uninstalling Skype on Ubuntu

If you would like to uninstall Skype on Ubuntu with snap, just run:

sudo snap remove skype

To update Skype, use:

$ sudo snap refresh skype
snap "skype" has no updates available

You now have Skype installed on Ubuntu using the snap package manager or manually. Happy Skyping..

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