I have an error in Skype that says that Skype cannot connect. I tried reinstalling Skype but it did not work. I used following commands:
rm -rf .Skype
sudo apt-get remove skype
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get install skype
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jimmij
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Did the message read something like
server connect failed
? Then the problem is that old clients can no longer be used. What version are you running? I experienced this problem myself a few days ago (3rd August 2014) and had to upgrade. My upgrade was from 2.2.0.35-1 to 4.3.0.37-1 (Debian 7.6 wheezy). Upgrading fixed the issue. Also, I had been having intermittent sound problems, and this upgrade made them go away, which was nice.
From Wikipedia's Skype Protocol page:
On June 20, 2014, Microsoft announced the deprecation of the old Skype protocol. Within several months from this date in order to continue using Skype services Skype users will have to update to Skype applications released in 2014. Older Skype versions (clients) will not be able to log in.
See also this question: skype version spoofing?
Faheem Mitha
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Experienced similar thing yesterday myself. Just updating the Skype helped. – UVV Aug 06 '14 at 14:53
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The message is: Skype cannot connect – user3271929 Aug 06 '14 at 15:11
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@user3271929 What is your Skype release/version number, please? – Faheem Mitha Aug 06 '14 at 15:18
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skype 4.2 for linux – user3271929 Aug 06 '14 at 17:21
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@user3271929 Try to upgrade to 4.3. – Faheem Mitha Aug 06 '14 at 17:24
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@FaheemMitha how I can make? – user3271929 Aug 06 '14 at 17:25
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@user3271929 how can you what? upgrade? just download the deb from the Skype site, and run `dpkg -i`. – Faheem Mitha Aug 06 '14 at 17:28
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@FaheemMitha it does not include linux version mint – user3271929 Aug 06 '14 at 17:35
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@user3271929 Try the debian/ubuntu one, depending whether your mint is based on debian or ubuntu. See also http://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/skype – Faheem Mitha Aug 06 '14 at 17:37