I am trying to install skype on ubuntu 14.04 gnome but it gives me "package skype has no installation candidate"
2 Answers
You need to activate the Canonical Partners repository.
- Start Software & Updates (find it in the Dash)
- Select the Other Software tab
- Mark Canonical Partners
You can try to add the source to the source list:
Excerpt from "Install Skype in Ubuntu 14.04...":
Open your terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and use the below command to add the PPA. Issue the password for the user when prompted.
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ trusty partner' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/canonical_partner.list"
Of course you can substitute trusty
with saucy raring quantal precise oneiric natty if you have respectively Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, 11.10, 11.04.
After you can install with
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install skype
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@GunnarHjalmarsson ...but it works even with http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ ;-) I don't know which one is the symbolic link... About Canonical Partners vs PPA right and proper: I suppose the original post came from a time in which
skype
was not yet in the number of the Canonical Partners but still a lone ranger out of the Microsoft realm. :-)– HasturAug 4, 2014 at 6:44 -
Yeah, I noticed that about the URL, so I removed that remark. ;) Aug 4, 2014 at 6:47
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@GunnarHjalmarsson You remove I add it again :-) I don't know if both links will survive in future: it's possible to use archive.canonical.com instead of archive.canonical.com/ubuntu . At present time both are ok, for the future we cannot say.– HasturAug 4, 2014 at 6:52