New Version of Skype Released with PulseAudio Support and Numerous Improvements

    A new version of Skype for Linux was released the other day, bringing new features and a lot of improvements and bug fixes. Skype 2.1.0.47 comes packaged for distributions like Ubuntu (both 8.04 and 8.10), Debian Lenny, Fedora Core 9 and 10+ and openSUSE. Dynamically and statically linked binaries are also available from the official website.

    Among the new features Skype 2.1.0.47 comes with are:
    - PulseAudio support
    - SILK audio codec
    - SMS sending support
    - high quality video support
    - contact groups
    - chat picture for group conversations
    - contact labels and tags
    - many bug fixes and improvements

    To install Skype in Ubuntu or in Debian just follow the instructions in this article.
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