Skype is not working on Ubuntu 13.04 | How to Solve the Problem

Is your Skype program not working properly on Ubunut 13.04 Raring Ringtail? Some people have experienced problems in using Skype after they have installed Ubuntu 13.04 or they

have upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04. Well, if you are experiencing the same problem , you are certainly not alone having the same problem. And here I am to help you troubleshoot the problem of Skype on Ubuntu13.04. People with Nvidia graphics drivers are mostly having this problem with Skype, like Skype not opening or it gets crashed. Here is how you can solve the problem and run Skype on Ubuntu 13.04 properly.

1. To solve problem of Skype not working in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail with proprietary Nvidia or AMD graphics drivers, let us first rename the Skype executable from "skype" to "skype-bin". Do run this line in your Terminal:

sudo mv /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype-bin

2. In second step, Let us create a file called "skype" under the directory /usr/bin/ . We can use Gedit to create a file nammed skype in the mentioned directory as follows(Note that you need to be the root):

gksu gksu gedit /usr/bin/skype

In this file, copy and paste the following code:

#!/bin/sh
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1
exec skype-bin "$@"

Now save the file.

3. And in the final step, run the following command in a terminal:

sudo chmod 0755 /usr/bin/skype

You are done. Now your Skype should work in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail properly. See it Yourself.

If you want to revert the changes made by using the instructions above, run the following commands in your Terminal:

sudo rm /usr/bin/skype
sudo mv /usr/bin/skype-bin /usr/bin/skype

Enjoy the power of Ubuntu.