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Which distribution to choose while downloading Skype from its official site for Ubuntu 13.10?

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There is download link for Skype for Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04. I can't find appropriate version for 13.10.

I tried from terminal to instal too:

sudo apt-get install skype

But it says unable to locate package skype.

And for those who are in hurry to mention this question as possible duplicate,
read this properly: I want proper download of latest Skype version for Ubuntu 13.10. It's "13.10".

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answered 1 Year ago terneive · Accepted Answer

These worked for me:

Download Skype for Ubuntu 32-bit Precise i386 (it does not matter if your system is on 64-bit).

When the download has finished, open the downloaded file as normal from Nautilus.

When prompted, select Open with Ubuntu Software Center (default).

In the right side of the Ubuntu Software Center window that opens, select Install.

Just in case that the step 4 doesn't work, try from terminal:
```
sudo dpkg --force-depends -i skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb
```
Note that this step 5 is not ideal, but I'm almost sure that this will work.

Source: Getting started with Skype for Linux.

The command sudo apt-get install skype didn't worked for you because first you must to add some partner repositories to your sources list. See this answer in this sense.