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Skype is non-free, proprietary, closed source software, owned by a for profit corporation and not supported by Debian. Have you considered using a free and open source alternative, which is community-owned and supported by Debian, such as VoIP ekiga, linphone, or jitsi? See also UnifiedCommunications

Skype is software that allows users to make phone or video calls over the Internet, as well as screen sharing. User-to-user calls are free, while calls to landlines and mobile phones are charged. There are additional features like instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing.

Skype Web

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https://web.skype.com is in Beta. You can use Skype Web on Debian to chat with your Skype contacts though. Assumes you use a modern Debian web browser such as firefox-esr (for text chat) of chromium (for voice calls).

It is easy to get started without any installation when using a separate Chromium profile for Skype by creating this skypeweb.desktop file:

Related pages and sources

Installation instructions for Skype 8.x

To install Skype 8 choose one of the following sections depending on your Debian version.

Debian 10 "Buster"

64 bits/amd64

Note: Run this in the directory where the skypeforlinux-64.deb is located.

Debian 9 "Stretch"

64 bits/amd64

Steps to install Skype 8 on Debian 9 "Stretch" at 64 bits/amd64

If not already done, using Terminal as user, run the following command to install sudo and gdebi packages

Note: sudo package allows you to execute some commands as root.

Using your favorite browser such as Firefox go to https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/ to download Skype 8 installer skypeforlinux-64.deb file

Using Terminal as user, run the following command to install Skype 8

Skype 8 is now installed. The executable is named skypeforlinux.

Alternative Installation

In Debian 9 a .deb file can simply be installed with the help of a terminal by using the following command. All dependencies will be handled by the apt package manager.

Frequently Ask Questions (F.A.Q.) for Stretch 64 bits

Q: When I open Skype it has a blank GUI.

A: Multiple users report that the skypeforlinux 8.9.0.1 package released on Skype's APT server on 31st October 2017 has a blank GUI after signing in, and is unusable. See the Microsoft support page.

[This issue does not affect everyone, for me Skype 8.x functions perfectly on Debian 9 under GNOME 3]

Debian 8 "Jessie"

64 bits/amd64

Steps to install Skype 8 for Linux Beta on Debian 8 "Jessie" at 64 bits/amd64

If not already done, using Terminal as user, run the following command to install sudo and gdebi packages

Note: sudo package allows you to execute some commands as root.

Using your favorite browser such as Firefox go to https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/ to download Skype 8 installer skypeforlinux-64.deb file

1. Using Terminal as user, run the following command to install Skype 8

Skype 8 is now installed. The executable is named skypeforlinux.

Note: During the installation the repository https://repo.skype.com/deb was added. In the future Debian will automatically check if a new version of Skype is available. If you configure your Package Updater appropriately you could get automated updates.

Optional tips if you are using GNOME:

Steps to open Skype:





Search your Dash for Skype for Linux Beta icon


1. Click on it to open Skype

To automatically open Skype at boot and log-in, using Tweak Tool:

Click on Startup applications vertical tab

Search and select Skype for Linux Beta

Next time you reboot your computer Skype will automatically open

Optionally, if you need to see Skype icon in your GNOME tray, so that you can easily see the Skype tray notifications, you might be interested to install that TopIcons extension.

Frequently Ask Questions (F.A.Q.) for Jessie 64 bits

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