Got the same issue on 12.04 x64: can not install skype(attached skype installation log).
Skype was removed when I have upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04 so I tied to reinstall it with: sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner" sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype and got this: glaz@glaz:~$ 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 E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. I have also tried to download Skype package from official Skype website and install packege via dpkg -i, but installation have failed because my system does not contain ia32-libs package... and I can not install it too.. I have googled for such problems and decided to reinstall Ubuntu from my LiveUSB 12.04 x64 but it doesn't make sense, I still have the same errors. Looks like I can not install any i386 packages at all =( (I already meant about ia32-libs). As you may see in attached file, I've already manually switched to main ubuntu mirror, but it doesn't make sense too. Also, I have tried to manually add "foreign-architecture i386" to /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch but nothing changed. Any ideas on possible solutions? ** Attachment added: "Skype installation log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1068422/+attachment/3417656/+files/skype_installation.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068422 Title: Software-properties mirror selection may pick an out-of-date mirror To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1068422/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
