Questions tagged [skype]
Skype is a proprietary voice-over-Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, and owned by Microsoft since 2011.
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Skype failing on out of the box Ubuntu install
I have done a fresh install of the latest Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS onto a 2nd hand HP laptop. One of the first things I installed was Skype using the Ubuntu Software Center. Running it using the launcher ...
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Why does a Skype installation on Linux via Flatpak require downloading > 1 GB of data?
I recently installed the current version of Skype on my OpenSuSE Leap 15.6 machine via Flatpak (as MS's original Zypper repo apparently no longer exists). It was successful, but Flatpak downloaded 1....
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Is the Web server on repo.skype.com down? [closed]
For at least three days (today is 2024-06-01), repo.skype.com has been useless though up:
# cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable main
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How do I change default ringtone in Skype?
How do I change the default ringtone in Skype?
In some old versions I was able to replace the sound files in the /usr/share/skype/sounds/
Now the Skype folder [on my system] is /usr/share/...
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How can run skype in background?
The latest way to install skype is with snap.
sudo snap install skype
Reboot,it can be started automatically and run in background daemon way.We can enable or disable its automatical startup in ...
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skype window does not show because it opens off screen
After a recent update of Skype it developed these symptoms:
I could see its entry in the task bar, but could not show its window by trying to maximize it
task bar window preview did show the window's ...
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repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/InRelease: Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg), see the DEPRECATION
The following warning message appears during my apt-get update && apt-get upgrade procedure on Linux Mint 21:
W: https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/InRelease: Key is stored in legacy ...
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WebCamoid Chorma-Key Green Screen Background Image Settings
Can somebody please provide directions on HOW to set up WebCamoid to use a ChromaKey Green Screen to add a virtual background to my virtual camera? I have WebCamoid installed on MacOS Mojave 10.14 but ...
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skypeforlinux won't work anymore on Debian
It happens again :(
After a reboot, skypeforlinux does not work any more on my bookworm (testing) Debian installation. It starts, goes through authentication, then stops there with a blank window. ...
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how do i check if my linux is deb or rpm
The skype website offers downloads for linux in 2 versions DEB and RPM.
I don't know which one is right for my computer.
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Skype repository key expired? [duplicate]
When I apt-get update, the repository for Microsoft's Skype says:
W: An error occurred during the signature verification.
The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.
GPG ...
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How to update expired Skype signing key
Yesterday, I received signature expired:
Err:24 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease
The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 1F3045A5DF7587C3 Skype Linux ...
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Arch Linux: Webcam Virtual Background Setup
I have tried various tools like fakecam and blog posts like this (https://elder.dev/posts/open-source-virtual-background/),
however, I just can't get anything to run on my setup (Arch Linux).
Can ...
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I need help to install Skype on Kali 2020
I wasn't lucky with all of the Google help so I came here. I installed the latest version of Skype on my Kali 2020 with sudo dpkg -i skypeforlinux-64.deb, and it all went correctly and installed with ...
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Open Source Alternatives to MS Teams [closed]
In the presence of current wave of COVID-19, we all are forced to work-from-home and attend online group meetings. In this context, my organization is currently using MS Teams for such meetings. ...
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