skype crashes in ubuntu 12.04

Question

I am using linux, in fact I started using ubuntu when I first met computers.
If I remember it correctly, I am using ubuntu since 4.04. I also tried other linux versions.

Skype worked perfectly fine all the way but in ubuntu 12.04 it crashes, skype logs in successfully but when its logged in it crashes.

Answer 1

I had the same problem, this is what I did to overcome it:

1. Remove previous installations of skype:

   sudo apt-get autoremove --purge skype
   

2. Do an overall update:

   sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
   

3. Download the latest version of skype

   Start Skype and it should work fine

Answer 2

I run 12.04 with skype and haven't had any issues (besides the zero in the keypad not always working).

First, purge (remove) all old skype stuff:

sudo apt-get purge skype

There is a new skype version (4.1). It's 32bit but runs fine on my x64 system. To get the .deb file:

wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-64

To install the deb file you just downloaded, run this in the download directory (just make sure it's the only .deb file there):

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

edit: in the purge command, it should be "skype" and not "skype*"

Answer 3

Also, I've had a lot of good luck with skype wrapper as well in terms of stabilizing skype on ubuntu: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/skype-wrapper-for-ubuntu-gets-updated