Now try the following on the command line LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
if that does not work paste the output of $(which skype)
Now try the following on the command line /usr/lib/ i386-linux- gnu/libv4l/ v4l1compat. so skype
LD_PRELOAD=
if that does not work paste the output of $(which skype)