Now you can finally install Skype on your Ubuntu 20.04 system using apt. Once the GPG key is added to your Ubuntu system, you can add Microsoft’s Skype repository by running: sudo add-apt-repository 'deb stable main' Open your terminal and run the following wget command to obtain the Skype’s repository authentication key (GPG key): wget -O - | sudo apt-key add. We can still install Skype with apt, but we need to add the Microsoft’s Skype repository to our Ubuntu software sources list. Install Skype from Official Microsoft RepositoryĪs Skype is not an open-source application, it is not available in Ubuntu 20.04 repositories. Whenever Microsoft update the Snapcraft store snap package, your Skype will be updated automatically. The snap will be downloaded and installed on your Ubuntu 20.04 system soon. Open your terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and run the following command to install Skype snap package. Snap packages can be installed either through command-line or by using the Ubuntu Software Centre. Snaps are self-contained application packages that run on your Ubuntu system without changing or installing files in your root directory.

The Skype snap available on Snapcraft store is packaged and distributed by Microsoft. We will look at how to install Skype on Ubuntu 20.04 machines using two different methods in this guide.

With the quite sudden insurgence from various other video conference application such as Zoom and Google Meets during this pandemic, Skype has also stepped up its video chat with lots of new features. This popularity is justified as the application have an already established user base and it is available on multiple platforms such as Windows, macOS and Linux. Skype is still one of the most popular VoIP and video chat application available in the video conference software market. Quick guide to install Skype from command line on Ubuntu 20.04

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