Ubuntu
software-center package

  1. Bug #891613
  2. Comment #16

Comment 16 for bug 891613

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lunix (bob-l-lewis) wrote : Re: Skype Icon shows twice while seaching for it at software-center

I did some testing and now have some new insight for the lucky person that might help out with this issue.
If I do a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10 and then bring up the Software Center it shows Skype as something I can click on.
If I install Skype that way two bad things happen. 1) I get the now discontinued version of Skype instead of the new one released recently. 2) I get the double entries being discussed here once the older Skype is installed in this manor. Once I take this
path even if I remove the older version and use the method described below I always get double entries.

I think the older version which was public was skype-2.2.0.2.28

However, If I download from Skype the now shipping version of skype_precise_4.0.0.7-1_amd64.deb or the 32-bit version
if that is what is needed and double click on it. The Software Center then offers to install it. When this completes I only
see the one entry and all is well.