How to install Skype for Linux Alpha 1.8 on Ubuntu. Skype 1.8 Alpha released with the option to mark all unread messages as read and search support for non-latin characters.
Skype for Linux Alpha 1.8
- Added the option to mark all unread messages as read
- Fixed installation issues and repository setup on Debian based distributions
- Search supports non-latin characters
- Several under-the-hood stability improvements
Install Skype for Linux Alpha 1.8
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Skype 1.8 Alpha for Linux Ubuntu Systems:
sudo apt-get install gdebi
wget https://repo.skype.com/deb/pool/main/s/skypeforlinux/skypeforlinux_1.8.0.2_amd64.deb
sudo gdebi skypeforlinux_1.8.0.2_amd64.deb