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Thorsten Niehues
Asked: 2018-02-08 11:19:57 +0800 CST

Start Skype (snap installation)

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After I installed Skype via snap:
snap find "skype" sudo snap install skype --classic
(since the old skype did crash after login)

I could not start it:

$ skype bash: /usr/bin/skype: No such file or directory

How to start Skype after installing it via Snap?

skype snap

3 Answers

  1. Try linking to skype_skypeforlinux.desktop that comes with the snap into .local/share/applications:

    > cd ~/.local/share/applications
> ln -s /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/skype_skypeforlinux.desktop skype-snap.desktop

    You should then see Skype in the applications list.

    This should work for vanilla Ubuntu/Gnome desktop.

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  2. If you installed it with snap, you should run it with snap run skype.

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  3. I could run skype by typing this command in a terminal:

    /snap/bin/skype

    After skype started I right-clicked on the launcher-icon and clicked 'lock to launcher' which keeps the icon in the launcher and is clickable :)

    Also note that you do not see the Skype icon when searching via Unity:

    SkypeIcon

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