Since you are here understanding the risks, click “Close”. This is the reason I already mentioned earlier. Step 4) You should see a warning dialog box “An older version is available in a software channel”. sudo apt-get install gdebi GDebi Package Installer If for some reason, your PC doesn’t have it installed, you can fire the following command in the Terminal and install it.
GDebi is the package handler installed by default in Ubuntu-based Linux distributions. Right-click on the downloaded file and select “Open With GDebi Package Installer”. By default, it should go to the “Downloads” directory. Step 3) Launch the File manager app and go to the downloaded location. If that’s not the case, use the drop-down menu to select the version and download it. Step 2) The website should automatically detect that you are using Linux Mint and accordingly show “Get Skype for Linux DEB”. Step 1) Launch your favorite browser and head over to the official Skype website. The advantage of using this method is you get the latest and greatest version with officially released Skype features. Skype installed in this way might work as smoothly as butter, or the sky might fall on your head if it’s not your day. As mentioned earlier, although this is the newest version, the build is not tested by the Linux Mint team, hence please use it with caution and with your own risk. In this case, we shall install the latest stable version of Skype straight from Microsoft’s website, which is the company behind Skype development. Step 5) Start using Skype! Skype Method 2: Downloading Skype from Microsoft Website Step 4) After the installation is complete, you can click on the “Launch” button or open the app from the “Applications” menu. Step 3) Click “Install”, enter the Root password to complete the installation. This is coming from the official Linux Mint’s Repository source. These are just coming from two different sources. You should see Skype and Skype (Flathub). Step 2) Search for ‘Skype’ in the Software Manager’s search box. Step 1) Click ‘Menu’, type ‘Software Manager’ in the search box and launch it.
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