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Microsoft has updated Skype for Linux. The new version 1.7 Alpha is billed as offering three major enhancements, namely: Fixed standard behaviour of unread messages - when opening chat with unread messages, the view will focus on the first unread message. As you scroll, messages will be marked as read. New grid layout of …

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  1. Barry Rueger

    Download link

    Download: https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/

    For those who care,

    a) It installed easily on my Mint box

    b) As far as I can tell it's audio only, not video

    c) The actual UI looks like about 1998

    d) There was some confusion because I tried to sign in using my email address (which works if you sign as a Microsoft account holder) rather than my Skype ID, which apparently I do not have even though I had set up a brand new Skype log-in mere minutes earlier.

    Aside from all of that, if Skype works in your browser why would you bother?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Download link

      "Aside from all of that, if Skype works in your browser why would you bother?"

      According to Skype : "The Skype web plugin is not supported on Windows RT, Linux and Chromebooks."

      https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12316/what-is-the-skype-web-plugin-and-how-do-i-install-it

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    2. Not That Andrew
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      Re: Download link

      Many people prefer the UI of Skype for Linux precisely because it lacks all Microsoft's "enhancements", I'm going to avoid the new version until they make it mandatory.

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    3. Gerhard Mack
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      "b) As far as I can tell it's audio only, not video"

      Since when? Skype for Linux has never had a problem with video chat. It's group chat it fails badly at.

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  2. /dev/null

    I wouldn't have thought...

    there would be enough people still using Linux Alpha to make porting Skype worthwhile?

    ;-)

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    1. Alistair
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      Re: I wouldn't have thought...

      Damn, I remember those things. Screamed along they did (for the time at least).....

      <old bugger, reminiscing>

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Freedom fighter

    Better help find extra C developers to Tox so it can kill Skype sooner and offer true independence from companies and spyware

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