At the moment, Skype is one of the most popular programs for communication on the Internet. All you need is just to install this program. Nothing really complicated if you are using a Windows series operating system. However, if you own a Linux operating system, the installation of Skype in it is significantly different.
Necessary
- - Linux OS;
- - Skype program;
- - Wine software;
- - package Libaudio2.
Instructions
Step 1
There are several ways to install programs on Linux. For people who have switched to Linux from the Windows operating system, in the early stages it is sometimes difficult to understand some aspects of installing programs for it. First you need to download the Wine software (it is completely free). You can find it on the official Linux sites. This software was designed to install applications on Linux operating systems that were developed for Windows. In addition, you should download the Libaudio2 package.
Step 2
When everything you need is downloaded, the first step is to install Libaudio2. To do this, double-click on this file with the left mouse button. In this way, you will run the Package Installation. Next, in the window that appears, click on the Installation Package line. This command is in the top right corner of the window. A window will appear prompting you to enter the Root password. Enter it and click OK. Now install Wine. The installation procedure is exactly the same as in the previous case.
Step 3
Then download the Skype program from the Internet. Open the program folder. Find the executable exe-file in it and right-click on it. Then select "Open Wine" from the menu, and then - "Windows program loader". Further, if necessary, you can select the installation parameters or leave them unchanged by choosing the default installation.
Step 4
The possibilities of Wine on Skype do not end there. Now you can install Windows programs on your operating system. Although Wine works with all programs, be aware that some of them might not install. In this case, you can download another version of the program.
