Fixing Skype 64 Bit (Linux Mint 16)

I kept having this problem installing the 32 bit version of Linux in Linux 64 bit: pusleaudio would never show up is the sound options. To fix it, I ended up installing the i386 version of libpulse

apt-get install libpulse0:i386

It may also be worth trying to run Skype from a terminal using...

PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 skype 

If it works, try adding...

Exec=/usr/bin/env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 /usr/bin/skype %U

... to the 'exec' line in the .desktop file.

Installing 34 bit Skype on 64 bit Xubuntu

First, install 32 bit architecture, then update:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update 

Then add necessary Canonical repo and install Skype.

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/
$(lsb_release -sc) partner"
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype

Making Skype Work on Xubuntu 13.04 with nVidia Drivers

1. Install Skype from .deb from main website.

2. Rename the 'skype' executable found at /usr/bin to /usr/bin/skype-bin

3. Create the text file /usr/bin/skype and copy and paste the following information and save.

#!/bin/sh
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1
exec /usr/bin/skype-bin

4. Set 0775 permissions on /usr/bin/skype

sudo chmod 0775 /usr/bin/skype