Skype update on 12.04

[Hans Muecke]

Am 09.08.2014 um 05:19 schrieb rikona:

> I just got an email telling me I had to update Skype. For some reason
> the download from the Skype website didn't work. When I started
> searching to see why this might be, I saw a note that the Ubuntu
> software Center had the latest version, so I decided to try that. The
> software Center said that it needed to uninstall "Skype" first and
> then proceed with the install. It said it was installed, but when I
> fired up Skype it turned out to be the older version. I presume the
> software Center did not do the uninstall it said it needed to do. Some
> fiddling with another browser successfully downloaded 4.3.0.37-1.deb
> from the Skype website. The software Center supposedly installed
> 4.3.0.37-0, it sounds quite close to the current version.
>
> What is the best way of updating Skype without losing all the
> settings, contacts, and other information I have already set up? What
> needs to be backed up to assure that this information is not
> clobbered?
>

I simply updated from the software center without any backup made.
Settings, contacts etc still where there after the update.


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Talk to you later ... Hans (41 to go)


2014/08/09 08:50
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