Hi is skype included in repositories?

[dass]

Is skype present in repositories and can be downloaded?

[seppalta]

In general, you can tell what is available from repositories by updating synaptic and seeing what it lists.  To your question, yes, skype:i386 is in the repositories.

[pavroo]

I can not keep Skype in Sparky repos - MS EULA doesn't let me do that.

Anyway, there is 'skype-installer' package in the repos, which lets you download and install Skype.

[sasdthoh]

Some additional and useful info is in order for the everyday Skype user. Pavroo already knows the "ins and outs of it" but Microsoft decided in its latest re-emergence with Skype to only produce a 64-bit version, currently in Alpha.

I have briefly tested it and all seems to be working as advertised but look for problems until it finally reaches a proper release.

Paul (sasdthoh)