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Skype is a telecommunications application software product that specializes in providing video chat and voice calls from computers, tablets, and mobile devices via the Internet to other devices or telephones/smartphones.
Sparky's Skype OnLine installer is a script which lets you:
Installation:
sudo apt-get install skype-installer
Then launch the installer from Menu→ Internet (or Network)→ Skype Installer.