Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Skype 4.3 has been recently released, coming with a new user interface and improvements for the Skype client. Among others, it got support for cloud-based Group Chat, the file transfer support when using multiple devices at once got enhanced, support for PulseAudio 3.0 and PulseAudio 4.0 has been added while the support for Alsa has been dropped and the accesibility for blind and visually impaired users has been improved.
The latest version available is Skype 4.3, which has been released a while ago.
In this article I will show you how to install Skype 4.3 on Arch Linux and Manjaro systems.
Follow the instructions for your system and architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Skype 4.3 on Arch Linux and Manjaro:
Instructions 32 bit systems:
Install the pulseaudio libraries:
$ sudo pacman -S pulseaudio pulseaudio-alsa pavucontrol
Stop and start pulseaudio:
$ sudo pulseaudio -k $ sudo pulseaudio --start
Install pacman from the default repositories, so that the dependencies get fixed:
$ sudo pacman -S skype
Download Skype 4.3 dynamic and extract the archive:
$ sudo wget download.skype.com/linux/skype-4.3.0.37.tar.bz2 $ tar -xjvf skype-4.3.0.37.tar.bz2 $ cd skype-4.3.0.37 $ sudo rm skype-4.3.0.37.tar.bz2
Create the Skype Launcher:
$ sudo cp -r avatars/* /usr/share/skype/ $ sudo cp -r lang/* /usr/share/skype/ $ sudo cp -r sounds/* /usr/share/skype/ $ sudo cp skype /usr/bin/ $ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/skype
Instructions 64 bit systems:
$ sudo pacman -S pulseaudio pulseaudio-alsa pavucontrol lib32-libpulse
Stop and start pulseaudio:
$ sudo pulseaudio -k $ sudo pulseaudio --start
Install pacman from the default repositories, so that the dependencies get fixed:
$ sudo pacman -S skype
Download Skype 4.3 dynamic and extract the archive:
$ sudo wget download.skype.com/linux/skype-4.3.0.37.tar.bz2 $ sudo tar -xjvf skype-4.3.0.37.tar.bz2 $ cd skype-4.3.0.37 $ sudo rm skype-4.3.0.37.tar.bz2
Create the Skype Launcher:
$ sudo cp -r avatars/* /usr/share/skype/ $ sudo cp -r lang/* /usr/share/skype/ $ sudo cp -r sounds/* /usr/share/skype/ $ sudo cp skype /usr/bin/ $ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/skype