Please update Skype to new upstream v4.0.0.8

[papukaija]

Please update to the new upstream release v.4.0.

Changes, source: omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/06/skype-for-linux-loses-beta-tag-bumps-to-4-0

- New Conversation and call views
- Improved audio and video Quality
- Additional Web Cam Support
- improved chat synchronisation
- New status icons and emoticons
- “Tabbed” conversations

Other changes, source: blogs.skype.com/linux/2012/06/skype_40_for_linux.html

- much lower chance Skype for Linux will crash or freeze
- chat history loading is now much faster
- support for two new languages: Czech (flag:cz) and Norwegian (flag:no)

"Note, the very first time you start Skype for Linux 4.0 might take a few minutes (depending on how lengthy your chat history is)".

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Evan Peck (colors)]

I am currently working on packaging Skype 4.0.0.7 for Ubuntu and will have it uploaded and ready to go in a couple of days, hopefully. (I am having dput problems).

Thanks,
Evan Peck ;~)

[أحمد المحمودي (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy) (aelmahmoudy)]

I prepared a package already at LP #1014705

[Evan Peck (colors)]

Ah. I see. Didn't catch that!

Thanks!
Evan

[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

This upgrade potentially solves so many problems that are impossible to fix due to the closed source nature of the Skype application that I think we should prepare a stable release update (SRU) for this upgrade:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Skype is not free software and can't legally be distributed by anyone without an agreement from Skype. The current packages are in the Canonical partner archive and not in Ubuntu. Canonical will have to update the package.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

Please don't change this bug's details. Thanks.

[Jan Iwaszkiewicz (m1n)]

What I hoped to find in this bug report is some indication when the new version is likely to appear in the Canonical repo. Deas someone know whether it's days, weeks, months, after some OK from Skype, never? Thank you.

[Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)]

@ papukalja

Changing the bug-header is the common way to tell the bug-tracker that this is a special request and not a software failure, thus it helps to sort it out and accellerate the common process.

please consult the documentation

[Joshua Kugler (jkugler)]

When will this be pushed to the Partner repo?

[Karma Dorje (taaroa)]

patience, do not hurry. ☺

https://jira.skype.com/browse/SCL-828
Marco Cimmino added a comment - 15/Jul/12 7:36 PM
We'll release an hotfix soon that will address this issue, thanks for your patience.

[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

What is that of relevance to this issue? I have not experienced it in my manually installed package.

[Karma Dorje (taaroa)]

http://heartbeat.skype.com/2012/07/imchat_issue.html

[František Zatloukal (zatloukal-frantisek)]

Guys, another gift from microsoft: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/07/skype-push-out-new-bug-fix-update
IMHO it will be best to have latest skype packages in repositories (precise + quantal) > normal users don't take care about version of package - they just click install in software center and when they see skype from year 0 heart attack usually comes.

[dominik (schmidt-dominik)]

Does anybody know how the process of pushing packages to the partner repo is handled? Seems to be unheard here...

[papukaija (papukaija)]

It's done by Canonical. Please see comment 6 for more details.

[hexafraction (rarkenin)]

Fixing this may fix https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/979880

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

skype 4.0.0.7 is available in the partner archive for the lucid,natty,oneiric,precise, and quantal releases. Marking this bug as resolved.

[Joshua Kugler (jkugler)]

Hate to burst the bubble, but the package available on the Skype page is 4.0.0.8. Can that be put in the partner archive?

[František Zatloukal (zatloukal-frantisek)]

Skype should be updated to 4.0.0.8 because of lot bug-fixes soon ;)

[Joshua Kugler (jkugler)]

Woohoo! I see 4.0.0.8 for lucid and oneric in http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/pool/partner/s/skype/ Just waiting for natty so I can upgrade.

By the way...when I did a apt-get upgrade it told me it was going to install the version for lucid. Is that because not all the packages are there, or is there glitch in the package indexes?

Thanks so much!

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 08:16:40PM -0000, Joshua Kugler wrote:
> Woohoo! I see 4.0.0.8 for lucid and oneric in
> http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/pool/partner/s/skype/ Just waiting
> for natty so I can upgrade.

> By the way...when I did a apt-get upgrade it told me it was going to
> install the version for lucid. Is that because not all the packages are
> there, or is there glitch in the package indexes?

The package was identical for lucid and natty, so the lucid package has now
been published in both the lucid and natty archives instead of pushing an
unnecessary rebuild to each release. Likewise, the oneiric, precise, and
quantal releases use the same package.

Basically, if you can see the package available for the release you're
running (through update-manager / Ubuntu Software Center), it's meant to be
used, regardless of what the version number looks like.

For the next revision, I'll try to make sure we get less confusing version
numbers.