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= Installing Skype on Fedora
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include::{partialsdir}/3rdparty-message.adoc[]
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link:https://www.skype.com/[Skype] is a cross-platform proprietary chat (text and video) application.
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It also provides voice calls and desktop sharing. It uses a proprietary Internet telephony (VoIP) network called the Skype protocol.
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== Installation
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Please note: the latest versions of Skype work only on 64 bit architectures.
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It is possible to install Skype on Fedora using these package methods.
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* Using the RPM by Skype
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* Using a Flatpak hosted by https://flathub.org[Flathub].
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[installing-skype-from-3rd-party-repositories]
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=== Installing Skype using the Skype RPM repository
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To install Skype using the Skype RPM repository:
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. Add the Skype repository
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$ sudo curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/skype-stable.repo https://repo.skype.com/rpm/stable/skype-stable.repo
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----
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. Install Skype
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$ sudo dnf install skypeforlinux
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----
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[install-skype-using-flatpak]
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=== Installing Skype using Flatpak
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To install Skype using link:https://flatpak.org/index.html[Flatpak]:
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. Install Flatpak using dnf:
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$ sudo dnf install -y flatpak
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. Install Skype using Flatpak:
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$ sudo flatpak install -y --from https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/com.skype.Client.flatpakref
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. To run Skype:
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You should find a menu shortcut in your DE.
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To run it from the command line:
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$ flatpak run com.skype.Client
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