It was sometime since I tried to install Skype in Ubuntu. At my workstation I had no problems at all, by following the instructions in the following page http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Karmic#Skype
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 libqt4-core libqt4-gui
* Then download and install the current Skype .deb package from the Skype website:
wget -O skype_ubuntu-current_amd64.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-64
sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-current_amd64.deb
I will have to try now in the laptop and the netbook to see if they give me any trouble...
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In my laptop there was no problem either. Just needed to select the right microphone input, and all was well.
But in the netbook I didn't manage to get the microphone working (though it records OK with the Sound Recorder...). Need to investigate a bit further...
Solution for the netbook (Acer Aspire 1810T): I found (thanks tohttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Aspire1810TZ/Karmic) that by starting Skype as
/bin/sh -c "PULSE_SERVER=127.0.0.1 /usr/bin/skype" &
then all is OK. I just put that in a script in /usr/local/bin/skype, changed the properties for skype icon in the menu, and voilà... Skype in the netbook is working fine!
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