(SOLVED) Skype 4

I have just downloaded Zorin 6, very impresed so far but I just can't seem to get Skype 4 to load. Skype 2 is fine.

Here is the output from Ubuntu Software Centre.

Preparing to replace skype 2.2.0.35-0precise3 (using .../skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.7-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement skype ...
dpkg: error processing /home/tom/Downloads/skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.7-1_i386.deb (--install):
trying to overwrite '/etc/dbus-1/system.d/skype.conf', which is also in package skype-bin 2.2.0.35-0precise3
dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip write error: Broken pipe
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed in write on buffer copy for failed to write to pipe in copy: Broken pipe

I also tried deleting skype.conf but no joy!!

I think you need first to uninstall version 2. Have you done that?

madvinegar wrote:I think you need first to uninstall version 2. Have you done that?

Yep, tried it both ways but no joy. I have Skype 4 running on Zorin OS 5.2, Kubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint 12.

Apparently I'm not the only one with this problem.

http://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Sky ... d-p/795468

I read the comments and used Nautilus to find skype.bin and removed it. That did the trick, funny thing though is that I installed Skype 4 initially when I first installed Zorin 6 and still got this error. I only installed Skpe 2 to see if that worked!!