[Bug 1013258] Re: Please update Skype to new upstream v4.0.0.8

[Steve Langasek]

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 08:16:40PM -0000, Joshua Kugler wrote:
> Woohoo! I see 4.0.0.8 for lucid and oneric in
> http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/pool/partner/s/skype/ Just waiting
> for natty so I can upgrade.

> By the way...when I did a apt-get upgrade it told me it was going to
> install the version for lucid. Is that because not all the packages are
> there, or is there glitch in the package indexes?

The package was identical for lucid and natty, so the lucid package has now
been published in both the lucid and natty archives instead of pushing an
unnecessary rebuild to each release.  Likewise, the oneiric, precise, and
quantal releases use the same package.

Basically, if you can see the package available for the release you're
running (through update-manager / Ubuntu Software Center), it's meant to be
used, regardless of what the version number looks like.

For the next revision, I'll try to make sure we get less confusing version
numbers.

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Title:
  Please update Skype to new upstream v4.0.0.8

Status in “skype” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Please update to the new upstream release v.4.0.

  Changes, source: omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/06/skype-for-linux-loses-beta-
  tag-bumps-to-4-0

  - New Conversation and call views
  - Improved audio and video Quality
  - Additional Web Cam Support
  - improved chat synchronisation
  - New status icons and emoticons
  - “Tabbed” conversations

  Other changes, source:
  blogs.skype.com/linux/2012/06/skype_40_for_linux.html

  - much lower chance Skype for Linux will crash or freeze
  - chat history loading is now much faster
  - support for two new languages: Czech (flag:cz) and Norwegian (flag:no)

  "Note, the very first time you start Skype for Linux 4.0 might take a
  few minutes (depending on how lengthy your chat history is)".

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