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net-im/
skypeforlinux

Instant messaging client, with support for audio and video

https://www.skype.com/

Version 8.150.0.125 is available upstream. Please consider updating!
It seems that version 8.150.0.125 is available upstream, while the latest version in the Gentoo tree is 8.110.76.107.
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Available Versions

Versionamd64x86alphaarmarm64hppamipsppcppc64riscvsparc
8.110.76.107  : 0 B, M, S EAPI 8 ~amd64 -x86 -alpha -arm -arm64 -hppa -mips -ppc -ppc64 -riscv -sparc
8.108.0.205  : 0 B, M, S EAPI 8 ~amd64 -x86 -alpha -arm -arm64 -hppa -mips -ppc -ppc64 -riscv -sparc

Masks

  • This package is masked and could be removed soon!
    The mask comment indicates that this package is scheduled for removal from our package repository.
    Please review the mask information below for more details.

    Skype has been shut down on 2025-05-05, use the Teams progressive web application with your Skype username as alternative. Removal on 2025-07-25. Bug #942322.
    Affected packages
    net-im/skypeforlinux
    Author/Date
    David Seifert <soap@gentoo.org> (2025-06-25)
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Package Metadata

  • Full description
    Skype is for doing things together, whenever you're apart. Skype's text, voice and video make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are.
  • USE flags
    Global Use Flagsabi_x86 (Use Expand)
  • License
    Skype-TOS MIT MIT-with-advertising BSD-1 BSD-2 BSD Apache-2.0 Boost-1.0 ISC CC-BY-SA-3.0 CC0-1.0 openssl ZLIB APSL-2 icu Artistic-2 LGPL-2.1