Skype install - Unmet package dependencies

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- Newest ubuntu, 12.10
- Wubi dual OS install via windows installer

Can you give the output of:

sudo apt-get -f install

Thanks

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user@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for user:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Good. What is the output of:

sudo apt-get install skype

Thanks

It's the exact same as the initial message, see original post.

Did you grab the deb from the skype website?

Yes. I tried both 32 and 64. I can run you through what happens.
- File launch
- Client for Skype VOIP and instant messaging service (INSTALL)
- Package operation fail
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Unpacking skype (from .../skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.8-1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of skype:
 skype depends on ia32-libs; however:
  Package ia32-libs is not installed.

dpkg: error processing skype (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 skype

What is the output of:

uname -a; lsb_release -a

Thanks

Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-18-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 19 10:26:51 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10
Codename: quantal

Then you want the 64bit deb

Run:

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get --purge remove skype*

Grab the 64bit deb from the skype website and install that in a terminal

I got the same message. I followed your directions completely. It either ends up asking for 'ia32-libs'(See previous posts) or 'skype-bin'. *

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sudo apt-get install skype
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 skype : Depends: skype-bin but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

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And as you can see in the previous posts, the file name is skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.8-1_amd64.deb
Which means even with the rinse, the same thing is being repeated. Thoughts?

Put as plainly as possible, the 64 bit is calling for a 32 bit package.

Yes, it is a 32bit skype app but the 64bit deb calls in the required 32bit dpes (newer Ubuntus are multiarch and is why aptitude is not in a default install).

Have you tried to install ia32-libs separately , and then install skype ?

~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
~$ sudo apt-get install skype skype-bin

Thanks

NikTh --

user@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
[sudo] password for user:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 ia32-libs : Depends: ia32-libs-multiarch but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install skype skype-bin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package skype-bin is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'skype-bin' has no installation candidate
user@ubuntu:~$

OK , I don't get that.

Do you have enabled the partners repository ?

~$ gksudo software-properties-gtk

at the opened window , got to "Other Software" and see if partners repository is enabled (marked).

Then you have to do

~$ sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

~$ sudo apt-get install skype skype-bin

Thanks

The following are Enabled --

 - Canonical Partners
 - Canonical Partners (source code)
 - http://duinsoft.nl/pkg debs all
 - http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/stable main
 - http://ppa.launchpad.net/upubuntu-com/chat/ubuntu quantal main
 - http://ppa.launchpad.net/upubuntu-com/chat/ubuntu quantal main (source code)

 - W: GPG error: http://www.duinsoft.nl debs Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY E18CE6625CB26B26

You can try to import the key with this command

~$ sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com E18CE6625CB26B26

Then

~$ sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

and probably you should be fine with the NO_PUBKEY problem , but what about skype ? Still the same problem ?

Skype still either says "Wrong architecture" or --

sudo apt-get install skype skype-bin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package skype-bin is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'skype-bin' has no installation candidate

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
 sudo apt-get update

After that install ia32-libs.Foun it at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ia32-libs/+bug/1016294

wget -O skype.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-64; sudo dpkg -i ./skype.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

zvacet --

Unknown configuration key `foreign-architecture' found in your `dpkg'
configuration files. This warning will become a hard error at a later
date, so please remove the offending configuration options and replace
them with `dpkg --add-architecture' invocations at the command line.

actionparsnip --

Unpacking replacement skype ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of skype:
 skype depends on libasound2 (>= 1.0.23).
 skype depends on libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~).
 skype depends on libc6 (>= 2.7).
 skype depends on libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1).
 skype depends on libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3).
 skype depends on libqt4-network (>= 4:4.8.0).
 skype depends on libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3).
 skype depends on libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1).
 skype depends on libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0).
 skype depends on libqtwebkit4 (>= 2.2~2011week36).
 skype depends on libstdc++6 (>= 4.6).
 skype depends on libx11-6.
 skype depends on libxext6.
 skype depends on libxss1.
 skype depends on libxv1.
 skype depends on libssl1.0.0.

dpkg: error processing skype (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 skype

Run:

sudo apt-get -f install

Do the deps install?

It's resolved. How is beyond me. Ubuntu reported having errors on its own and I checked and installed the updates automatically. I tried apt-get install skype after that and it worked perfectly. How odd. However, ever since trying zvacet's commands, I get this after every single action --

Unknown configuration key `foreign-architecture' found in your `dpkg'
configuration files. This warning will become a hard error at a later
date, so please remove the offending configuration options and replace
them with `dpkg --add-architecture' invocations at the command line.

What do I do exactly?

On topic though, nothing that was recommended worked. I spent hours looking for answers and trying everything. Two days in a row. And it did it on its own. Thanks for everyone's help, though.

You installed the package from the skype website. Then installed the deps, easy