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Install skype on Debian 7 "Wheezy" amd64 (might also work on Debian 6).
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skype-install.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Download http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/downloading/?type=debian32
wget -c 'http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-debian_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb'
# Try to install (it will fail)
dpkg -i --force-architecture skype-debian_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb
# Add i386 architecture to the system
dpkg --add-architecture i386
# Update package lists
apt-get update
# Install and resolve dependencies
apt-get -f install
printf "= ^ . ^ ="
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