How to Install and Uninstall empathy-skype Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "empathy-skype" package

Please follow the instructions below to install empathy-skype on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                empathy-skype
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "empathy-skype" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall empathy-skype on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                empathy-skype
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the empathy-skype package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: empathy-skype
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/net
Installed-Size: 63
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gabriele Giacone <[email protected]>
Architecture: amd64
Source: pidgin-skype
Version: 20140930+svn665+dfsg-1
Depends: telepathy-haze, pidgin-skype-common (>= 20121121+svn646+dfsg-1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/p/pidgin-skype/empathy-skype_20140930+svn665+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 2140
MD5sum: c974701eaf22f7c98d08ee0f3ff93d53
SHA1: dc67a804b41f42f5ad1146ebe9dc416a67497540
SHA256: 6e01a5586785b5211c19792c822e9108d7800047c3125d576cdccf5b4d1f7041
Description-en: Skype plugin for libpurple messengers (Empathy-specific files)
This protocol plugin allows libpurple to communicate with Skype.
Applications using libpurple (Pidgin, Finch, Empathy/Telepathy,
etc.) can thus show your Skype contacts alongside those from
other protocols, and you can communicate with them using that
application instead of the Skype user interface.
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This plugin communicates with the Skype application in the
background to perform its work, so it's necessary to have Skype
installed and running.
This product uses the Skype API but is not endorsed, certified
or otherwise approved in any way by Skype.
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This package contains Empathy-specific files.
Description-md5: 56c06663eba6d5dc9043e8ed3b26eb5a
Homepage: http://eion.robbmob.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu