These are the Requirements specified by Skype on Linux Beta
Hardware requirements
- 1 Ghz processor or faster.
- 256 MB RAM.
- 20 MB free disk space on your hard drive.
- Microphone and speakers or headset.
- Internet connection – broadband is best (GPRS is not supported for voice calls).
- Video card driver with Xv support.
Software requirements
- Qt 4.2.1+
- D-Bus 1.0.0
- libasound2 1.0.12
- PulseAudio 0.9.10+ (optional)
- PulseAudio 0.9.15+ (optional recommended)
Technical details
Version 2.1.0.47
Get your Skype for Ubuntu from here
For Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10 you can use the versions for 8.10.
For other Linux distros see
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/choose/