[21:37] <adfg> Can somebody help me with a Skype installation? I seem to have partially installed it but something isn't right.
[21:38] <adfg> It says that my installed packages may have "unmet dependencies."
[21:38] <adfg> I have no idea what to do.
[21:40] <OvenWerks> sudo apt install -f
[21:42] <adfg> "E: The package skypeforlinux needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
[21:42] <adfg> "
[21:48] <adfg> (It didn't fix the problem.)
[21:50] <adfg> Are there any other suggestions for fixing my Skype installation?
[21:50] <OvenWerks> so did you dl skype from the skype website?
[21:51] <OvenWerks> (the skype package not being in the ubuntu repos)
[21:52] <adfg> I believe so. I have the Skype icon on my desktop. It looks as if it were installed.
[21:53] <OvenWerks> hmm turns out I don't have skype installed on 18.04 I guess that was 16.04.
[21:53] <OvenWerks> Let me try.
[21:55] <OvenWerks> Ok I went to: https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/ I dl the deb and save it.
[21:55] <adfg> Yeah I think I did that.
[21:55] <adfg> And then I had to do something else to install it.
[21:56] <adfg> But it isn't working.
[21:56] <adfg> It also caused Chromium to stop working.
[21:57] <OvenWerks> I'm still downloading.
[22:00] <OvenWerks> dpkg -i ./skypeforlinux-64.deb is what I will try first
[22:01] <adfg> If I do that it says: "requested operation requires superuser privilege
[22:01] <adfg> "
[22:01] <OvenWerks> (sudo in front of course)
[22:01] <OvenWerks> sudo dpkg -i ./skypeforlinux-64.deb
[22:02] <OvenWerks> I open the menu go to internet and skype is there
[22:02] <adfg> Okay lemme see if that worked....
[22:03] <adfg> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of skypeforlinux:
[22:03] <adfg>  skypeforlinux depends on gconf-service; however:
[22:03] <adfg>   Package gconf-service is not installed.
[22:03] <adfg>  skypeforlinux depends on libgconf-2-4 (>= 3.2.5); however:
[22:03] <adfg>   Package libgconf-2-4 is not installed.
[22:03] <adfg> dpkg: error processing package skypeforlinux (--install):
[22:03] <adfg>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
[22:03] <adfg> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu<IP_ADDRESS>) ...
[22:03] <adfg> Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
[22:03] <adfg> Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
[22:03] <adfg> Errors were encountered while processing:
[22:03] <adfg>  skypeforlinux
[22:03] <OvenWerks> Hmm, worked for me... maybe this is the time to try sudo apt install -f
[22:05] <OvenWerks> However I seem to have forgotten my username password :P
[22:05] <adfg> You should make password your password so that you won't forget it.
[22:06] <OvenWerks> I am not even sure I have my username right
[22:07] <adfg> Username = username, password = password, and your problems will be solved.
[22:07] <adfg> Okay! Skype is working!
[22:08] <adfg> Seemingly, at least.
[22:09] <adfg> YES!
[22:10] <adfg> DANKE SEHR!
[22:17] <OvenWerks> Great!