I just updated to Ubuntu 16.04 and tried to make a Skype call. It said that “Skype can’t connect”. The error message looks like this:
To fix this you need to remove Skype completely from your system including your settings.
1) Remove the skype and it’s settings
sudo apt-get remove –purge skype skype:i386
2) Remove any settings in your home directory:
rm -rf ~/.Skype
3) Reinstall the application:
sudo apt-get install skype
You should then launch Skype and see the following term dialogue box.
If you don’t see this box when you first launch Skype then you didn’t remove all the settings. Your Skype should now connect 🙂
It does not work for me, I see the term dialoge box after reinstalling, but Skype still can’t connect.
I faced the same error, what I followed after reading some forums and some trials was:
sudo apt-get remove skype skype-bin:i386 skype:i386
sudo apt-get install sni-qt:i386
rm -rf ~/.Skype
sudo dpkg –add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
Then go to : download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb
The file gets downloaded automatically.
Click on the file , it’ll direct to the Ubuntu Software Center and install from there
It worked for me.
Hi Radha,
The solutions you gave works for me as well.
Thank you for solution.
Regards,
Shashikiran