Need a software package for voice chat

Asked by R.Lakshmi Narasimhan

I am using Ubuntu 8.04 desktop edition. I dont know what is the software for voice chat messeger. Please suggest me the software.

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Abhishek (abhishekrane) said :
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try skype
sudo apt-get install skype

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terry_gardener (terry-gardener) said :
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you can also use ekiga or wengaphone

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blodflekk (blodflekk) said :
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how can i get skype to run on ubuntu 8.04.1 amd64 ?
I have downloaded the package "skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb" but it doesn't work, I ran it in terminal and this is what i got:
 "dpkg: error processing skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb (--install):
 package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb"

What should I do ?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
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blodflekk (blodflekk) said :
#5

thank you! yes, works perfectly!

----- Original Message ----
From: marcobra <email address hidden>
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Subject: Re: [Question #45818]: Need a software package for voice chat

Question #45818 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/45818

marcobra proposed the following answer:
Please try this: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-amd64

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
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