How can I install Skype on Debian 11/10/9?. Skype is the most popular multi-platform application that powers business communication, from audio and video calls, online chats, and screen sharing between computers, mobile devices, and tablets. Many employees, freelancers, and consultants rely heavily on Skype to ensure there is efficient communication during project execution.
This guide will walk you through the installation of Skype on Debian 11/10/9 Linux system. Since Skype is a proprietary application, the package is not available on Debian repositories. We will install from official Debian package or from Snap.
Install Skype on Debian 11/10/9 from .deb package
The easiest and quickest way of installing Skype on Debian 10 is by downloading the latest package from the Downloads page.
Install wget if not present in your system.
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install wgetThen use wget to download the latest .deb package.
wget https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.debAfter the download is complete, install the package using dpkg or apt command.
sudo apt install -f ./skypeforlinux-64.debYou should get installation output similar to one shown.
This installation will add apt repository to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list.
$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable mainSo installed package can be updated by running.
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y upgradeTo uninstall Skype with apt, run the command below.
$ sudo apt remove skypeforlinux
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
skypeforlinux
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 56 not upgraded.
After this operation, 252 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 134612 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing skypeforlinux (8.47.0.59) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.62) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.31.4-3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-4) ...Install Skype on Debian 11/10/9 using Snap
Start by installing snapd which is REST API daemon service that runs on your Linux system to manage snap packages (“snaps“).
sudo apt -y install snapdOnce snapd is installed, use snap to install Skype on Debian 11/10/9:
$ sudo snap install skype --classic
2021-10-31T23:44:54Z INFO Waiting for automatic snapd restart...
skype 8.77.0.97 from Skype✓ installed
$ snap list
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
bare 1.0 5 latest/stable canonical✓ base
core18 20211015 2246 latest/stable canonical✓ base
gnome-3-28-1804 3.28.0-19-g98f9e67.98f9e67 161 latest/stable canonical✓ -
gtk-common-themes 0.1-59-g7bca6ae 1519 latest/stable canonical✓ -
skype 8.77.0.97 187 latest/stable skype✓ -
snapd 2.52.1 13640 latest/stable canonical✓ snapdLaunch Skype on Debian 11/10/9
Now that you have installed Skype on Debian 10 / Debian 11, you can launch it from CLI or Applications launcher.
Follow standard setup process to configure and use Skype on Debian 10 / Debian 11.
Conclusion
You have learned the various ways of installing Skype on your Debian system. Check out other Debian articles.
