This article will take you through how to install Skype on Fedora 36. Skype is a proprietary telecommunications application that specializes in videoconferencing, phone calls, and video telephony using VoIP technology. Instant messaging, file transfer and debit-based calls to landlines and mobile phones are just a few of its features.
How to Install Skype on Fedora 36
We are going to install Skype on Fedora 36 using 3 methods listed below;
- Install Skype on Fedora 36 using RPM repository
- Install Skype on Fedora 36 using RPM package
- Install Skype on Fedora 36 using Flatpak
Install Skype on Fedora 36 using RPM repository
- Add the Skype repository using the command below.
sudo curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/skype-stable.repo https://repo.skype.com/rpm/stable/skype-stable.repo- Next, install Skype using the following command.
sudo dnf install skypeforlinuxSample output
Skypeforlinux - stable 91 B/s | 5.1 kB 00:56 Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:04 ago on Tue 07 Jun 2022 11:03:30 PM EAT. Dependencies resolved. =============================================================================== Package Architecture Version Repository Size =============================================================================== Installing: skypeforlinux x86_64 8.83.0.411-1 skype-stable 134 M Installing dependencies: libatomic x86_64 12.1.1-1.fc36 updates 37 k Transaction Summary =============================================================================== Install 2 Packages Total download size: 134 M Installed size: 134 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/2): libatomic-12.1.1-1.fc36.x86_64.rpm 240 kB/s | 37 kB 00:00 (2/2): skypeforlinux_8.83.0.411-1.x86_64.rpm 478 kB/s | 134 MB 04:47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 474 kB/s | 134 MB 04:49 Skypeforlinux - stable 1.9 kB/s | 1.7 kB 00:00 Importing GPG key 0xDF7587C3: Userid : "Skype Linux Client Repository " Fingerprint: D404 0146 BE39 7250 9FD5 7FC7 1F30 45A5 DF75 87C3 From : https://repo.skype.com/data/SKYPE-GPG-KEY Is this ok [y/N]: y Key imported successfully Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : libatomic-12.1.1-1.fc36.x86_64 1/2 Installing : skypeforlinux-8.83.0.411-1.x86_64 2/2 Running scriptlet: skypeforlinux-8.83.0.411-1.x86_64 2/2 Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start atd.service Failed to start atd.service: Unit atd.service not found. Verifying : libatomic-12.1.1-1.fc36.x86_64 1/2 Verifying : skypeforlinux-8.83.0.411-1.x86_64 2/2 Installed: libatomic-12.1.1-1.fc36.x86_64 skypeforlinux-8.83.0.411-1.x86_64 Complete!
- After the installation, Skype can be launched from the application menu.
- You can sign in or create an account for you to make the call.
Install Skype on Fedora 36 using RPM package
- Download the package.
wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.rpm- Next, install it using the following command.
sudo yum localinstall skypeforlinux-64.rpmSample output
Last metadata expiration check: 2:46:58 ago on Wed 08 Jun 2022 07:05:18 AM EAT. Dependencies resolved. ============================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================== Installing: skypeforlinux x86_64 8.83.0.411-1 @commandline 134 M Installing dependencies: libatomic x86_64 12.1.1-1.fc36 updates 37 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================== Install 2 Packages Total size: 134 M Total download size: 37 k Installed size: 365 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: libatomic-12.1.1-1.fc36.x86_64.rpm 44 kB/s | 37 kB 00:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 7.2 kB/s | 37 kB 00:05 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : libatomic-12.1.1-1.fc36.x86_64 1/2 Installing : skypeforlinux-8.83.0.411-1.x86_64 2/2 Running scriptlet: skypeforlinux-8.83.0.411-1.x86_64 2/2 Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start atd.service Verifying : libatomic-12.1.1-1.fc36.x86_64 1/2 Verifying : skypeforlinux-8.83.0.411-1.x86_64 2/2 Installed: libatomic-12.1.1-1.fc36.x86_64 skypeforlinux-8.83.0.411-1.x86_64 Complete!
Install Skype on Fedora 36 using Flatpak
- Start by installing Flatpak using the following command.
sudo dnf install -y flatpak- Next, install Skype using Flatpak.
sudo flatpak install -y --from https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/com.skype.Client.flatpakrefSample output
Configuring https://dl.flathub.org/repo/ as new remote 'flathub-1'
Required runtime for com.skype.Client/x86_64/stable (runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/21.08) found in remote flathub-1
com.skype.Client permissions:
ipc network pulseaudio x11
devices file access [1] dbus access [2] system dbus access [3]
[1] home:ro, xdg-download
[2] com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar, org.freedesktop.Notifications,
org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver, org.freedesktop.secrets, org.gnome.GConf,
org.gtk.Notifications, org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
[3] org.bluez, org.freedesktop.NetworkManager, org.freedesktop.login1
ID Branch Op Remote Download
1. [✓] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default 21.08 i flathub-1 131.0 MB / 131.3 MB
ID Branch Op Remote Download
1. [✓] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default 21.08 i flathub-1 131.0 MB / 131.3 MB
2. [✓] org.freedesktop.Platform.Locale 21.08 i flathub-1 17.7 kB / 325.8 MB
3. [✓] org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264 2.0 i flathub-1 1.8 MB / 1.5 MB
4. [✓] org.freedesktop.Platform 21.08 i flathub-1 191.3 MB / 200.3 MB
5. [✓] com.skype.Client stable i flathub-1 143.3 MB / 142.6 MB
Installation complete.
- Skype can be launched from the application menu or by running the command below.
flatpak run com.skype.Client- You have reached the end of our article, Congrats! You have gone through how to install Skype on Fedora 36.
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