How to Run Skype on Wine
Wine is a program that enables Ubuntu Linux to run Windows software. Wine translates code, or programming instructions, from Windows applications into code that Ubuntu Linux can understand. You can use Wine to install and run Skype for Windows on an Ubuntu machine. While Skype for Linux is available on the official Skype website, the program is several revisions behind Skype for Windows -- Skype 2.2 beta is available for Linux, but Windows users already have Skype 5.5, as of the time of publication. To run Skype in Wine, install the program to the computer, and then run the application from the "Wine" sub-menu on the task bar.
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Instructions
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Download Skype from the Skype website or from OldVersion.com. Not all versions of Skype are compatible with Wine, but some versions, like Skype 5.0.0.156, may work with the latest version of Wine on Ubuntu 11.04.
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Click "Places"; then click "Downloads." Right-click the Skype setup file. Select "Properties" from the context menu.
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Select the "Permissions" tab; then check "Allow Executing File as Program." Click "Close."
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Right-click the setup file again; then click "Open with Wine Windows Program Loader." Follow the on-screen instructions to install Skype on Ubuntu.
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Click "Applications." Point to "Wine," then point to "Programs." Point to "Skype"; then click the program file to run Skype in Wine.
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Tips & Warnings
You can look up "Skype" in Wine HQ, at winehq.org, to see a database of compatibility ratings for different versions of Skype.
Although some versions of Skype may install and run in Wine, webcam and microphone usage may not be possible.
