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How-to: Install Skype on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit #it #solution #development

Install Skype on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit

Since weeks ago I’m trying to install Skype on my computer. I imagined it would be a straight forward task but it is becoming a nightmare.

What I have tried so far:

Installing from command line with apt

The easiest one and the most likely anybody would try: sudo apt-get install skype

But I get this unfortunately:

Reading package lists... Done Building…

Solution: How do I fix my installation of ATI Catalyst Video Driver in 12.04 LTS? #answer #fix #solution

How do I fix my installation of ATI Catalyst Video Driver in 12.04 LTS?

My graphic card is a Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series. I tried the 2 answers from What is the correct way to install ATI Catalyst Video Drivers (fglrx) ?

But unfortunately, it does not work for my Mobility Radeon HD 4200

Note when I raised this question in May 2012, there was only 2 answers to Stephen Myall’s question, since…

Answer: How do I install the Cinnamon Desktop? #solution #answer #it

How do I install the Cinnamon Desktop?

I have read that there is a new Gnome-2 like interface called Cinnamon produced by the Linux Mint developers.

Is this available for Ubuntu users – and if so how do I install it?

Answer [by fossfreedom]: How do I install the Cinnamon Desktop?

Cinnamon is a Gnome-Shell desktop fork. It is not strictly a Gnome-2 interface, although the developers aims are…

How to: How to install Teamviewer on 14.04? #it #computers #solution

How to install Teamviewer on 14.04?

I tried to install Teamviewer 9 on Ubuntu 14.04, unsuccessfully.

I’ve downloaded the following extra(Raring) packages:

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/i/ia32-libs/ia32-libs-multiarch_20090808ubuntu36_i386.deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/i/ia32-libs/ia32-libs_20090808ubuntu36_amd64.deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main…

Fixed: How can I accept the Microsoft EULA agreement for ttf-mscorefonts-installer? #answer #computers #solution

How can I accept the Microsoft EULA agreement for ttf-mscorefonts-installer?

After a recent update, ttf-mscorefonts-installer prompted me to accept its license agreement.

For some reason my terminal will not allow me to accept, or for some reason I am pressing the wrong hotkey… I’ve tried every letter on the keyboard and Enter among others… I’m sure there is a very simple and obvious solution…

How to: How do I install LibreOffice 4? #it #development #dev

How do I install LibreOffice 4?

I want to download and install LibreOffice 4. How can I do this?

Answer [by Seth]: How do I install LibreOffice 4? This method is not recommended!

While using this method will still work fine, and you will end up with the latest version of LibreOffice, LibreOffice 4.2 is now available in the Trusty repositories and the recommended method of installation is using…

Answer: How to set default Java version? #answer #dev #programming

How to set default Java version?

I have followed all the instructions stated at this question, but am encountering some problems with the last part of it.

I actually have version 6.22 of java and would like to update to version 6.30.

So after moving the extracted directory java-6-oracle into /usr/lib/jvmI do not know what to do, since the script that is pointed out in the answer above updates…