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[ubuntu] Skype won't install

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Hi all, I am having problems installing the skype package in ubuntu. I added the canonical partner repository like the community documentation requests, but when I try to install skype, I get the following messages: jared@ubuntu:~$ 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 followin (Hardware)

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Submitted by xskl on 12/11/2012 – Made popular on 12/11/2012

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I am receiving the following message while i am trying to install skype. please help

nidhin@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update nidhin@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install skype Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed.

Sorry I'm new to Ubuntu and this forum so do forgive me if I seem like I don't know what I'm doing.

I have tried to install Skype for the past few days and have been receiving this error:

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Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed.

That error i386 is giving me headaches Im totally noob in ubuntu so please i have this dell inspiron 64 bit and im ruining win 7 and ubuntu in dual boot i get always something like this:

andresbd@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs [sudo] password for andresbd: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed.

Need help, I cant install skype on this Ubunto 12.10 version, need your help. this is the error.

Some packages could not be installed.

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Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed.

I am trying to install handbrake-gtk in 12.04 with gnome3 shell

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But I get:

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Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed.

I am trying to install the gnome shell on Ubuntu 11.10, with all updates installed. This is the message I get when I try, though.

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