You have no hardware issues Anthony and can easily install Skype. It doesn't matter desktop or laptop so don't concern yourself with that at all. You will have to register a microsoft account and password for it since Micro owns Skype.

Run the command in a terminal as the output you got stated.  "sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386"  then run   "sudo apt-get update" (no ""s in the command though).

Go to the download page and download the .deb, 64 bit. Install with gdebi (which should pop up by itself). Then you'll have to go through the registration.

This is not difficult so just dive in.

Please help clarify, i386 can be 32/64 bit? when using 64 bit need 4G ram. Is the ram on my computer 3.9G? the download I am using isfor desktops my computer laptop since there does not seem to be one for laptops? . Does this additional info bring any solutions to mind, Thanks, Anthony K

              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           3.9G        1.8G        790M        346M        1.2G        1.4G
Swap:          4.0G        2.4M        4.0G
a@alap:~$

On 2/2/19 11:02 AM, Brian O'Keefe wrote:

I downloaded the 64 bit version a while back. It appears that Microsquish only offers a 64 bit version on their download page. They offer .deb and .rpm versions. You don't want the .rpm version. So there is no 32 bit version available.

Brian

On 2/2/19 9:25 AM, Ted Pomeroy wrote:

A., Is there a 64 bit Skype download instead of 32? I have not looked in some time. You may have the wrong .deb package. You can add the 32-bit architecture as noted if there isn't a 64-bit .deb from Skype.  Just a thought, Ted P.

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 1:48 PM a <a@kaluta.us> wrote:

Hi

HOW TO CORRECT,ANYONE?

TNX. ANTHONY

Wrong architecture 'i386' -- Run dpkg --add-architecture to add it and
update afterwards



a@alap:~$ sudo  gdebi skype-install.deb
[sudo] password for a:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
This package is uninstallable
Wrong architecture 'i386' -- Run dpkg --add-architecture to add it and
update afterwards

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