Skype for Linux
Grab the latest beta version to get the newest features.

http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-static

New features:

* Additional X11 overlay output support for video calls (without using Xv).
* Automatic scrolling whilst highlighting in chat.
* Click-and-hold for Call button on contact card to make SkypeOut calls to contact's Home, Office, Mobile numbers.
* Click-and-hold for Call button on incoming call popup to invite to conference call.
* Click-and-hold for Add/Search Contact button to give quicker access to Add/Search options.
* Preload all chats with a topic into event history.
* Show birthday present in contact card on contact's birthday.
* Translations now also available in Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish and Thai.

Bugs fixed:

* API: Don't bring up new chat window for an empty chat from CHAT CREATE.
* API: Don't respond to CALL command with OK.
* API: Starting conference calls with CALL skypenameA, skypenameB now works as expected.
* Allow user to change from a video device that no longer exists.
* Always expand the contact card by default in 1:1 chats.
* Bring chat window to the front if it is already open and is requested to be open.
* Change red cross to green tick when file transfer is completed.
* Chat find failure error dialog should be centred on the chat.
* Chat member list no longer accepts any keyboard focus.
* Clicking on the scrollbar in chat no longer loses focus on chat input area.
* Correctly show mute status for mute events that happen outside the call window.
* DBUS checkbox was offset in Options dialog.
* Don't allow a conference call to be invited to a conference call.
* Don't display Leave Chat dialog when using /leave feature, but still leave and close the chat window.
* Don't double-escape spaces in file paths.
* Don't remove current index when closing the last contact card.
* Don't remove the old SkypeOut number before adding the new one on rename, incase it fails.
* Don't send escaped version of the topic when changing topic.
* Don't show age in birthday reminders for contacts born in the future.
* Don't show the option to invite to a conference call when we are not the host.
* Escape should close Invite user to chat dialog.
* Escape should close error dialogs.
* Event history filter type is forgotten when switching between contact list and event history.
* File transfer widget didn't update the number of people sending to when removing a transfer.
* Use 'Call Failed' notification when Voicemail fails or is cancelled.
* Fix a bug with speaking indicator conflicting with Call on Hold status messages.
* Fix a regression with Shift-Arrow/Ctrl-Arrow in main list.
* Fix crash in Rename Widget when trying to change to a PSTN number that's too short.
* Fix crash on incoming conference call.
* Fix crash when entering short phone number in Add SkypeOut dialog.
* Fix escaping issues in Profile Viewer.
* Fix for a layout drawing bug in transfer window when adding to expanded transfer groups.
* Fix for issues with holding calls and duration continuing
* Fix for listview layout breakage when window is sized at minimum.
* Fix for menus appearing below the mouse cursor on buttons.
* Fix for tooltips disappearing elsewhere in the client during a call with technical call info enabled.
* Fix for topic editing bar remaining open after window switch.
* Fix minimum size being invalid in Invite users to chat dialog.
* Fix mute button and tooltip in fullscreen video widget.
* Fix some memory leaks and crashes related to historical calls.
* Fix stray selection area visible after clearing selection in chat.
* Hide Video button during a conference call.
* If you hangup on a conference call participant whilst sending them a voicemail, they couldn't be invited again.
* Invite user to chat dialog should be centred on the chat.
* Listboxes in Options Dialog should stretch.
* Maintain avatar background colour during a sending-only video call.
* Make Ctrl-Space toggle the selection of the current contact on the contact list.
* Make Ctrl-V work when opening Call Ordinary Phones dialog.
* Make Speaking indicator a bit more reliable during status changes.
* Mouse cursor needs to be updated after moving over a link in chat and using the mouse wheel to scroll.
* Numbers in Skype chats open in user's browser instead of calling in Skype.
* Open file paths in file browser, not Web browser.
* Pasting a new mood message with the middle mouse button wouldn't save.
* Prevent empty new events panel bug to do with Calls/Birthdays.
* Ringing sound may not stop if inviting an incoming call to a conference call fails.
* Remember file transfer window location and size.
* Remove 25fps video send limit due to uvc driver fix.
* Remove over-complicated contact menu call actions.
* Removed 8) B) b) emoticon definitions.
* Scrollbar shouldn't be scrollable when the chat window is empty.
* Search dialog could be resized below valid minimum size.
* Select previous name in Rename Contact when opening dialog.
* Sending an empty message to the API could crash the client.
* Show contact's name instead of ellipses when shortening chat history.
* Show if a 1:1 call is held in the window title.
* Turning Auto-Away/NA option off would not save correctly. (#SCL-308)
* Update chat window when message is delivered/undelivered to correctly redraw layout.
* Update video preview to new device if applying changes in options dialog.
* Wrap words correctly in chat input box.

Known Issues

* 64-bit users may need to upgrade their gspca or uvc drivers if their webcam is not being detected by Skype.
* uvc users should upgrade to revision 166 or later of this driver if they are having issues with Skype.
* Non-accelerated X11 output currently doesn't scale video output. This means that in full-screen, the video will be smaller than the available screen size. And similarly, in video preview, you will only see a cropped section of the actual video window.
* Contact Groups are currently not yet implemented.
* fglrx (ATi graphics) users should be running 8.40.x or later drivers