Get The Sound Working In Skype With Ubuntu 13.10 64bit
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:56 pm
To fix the Skype no sound / distorted sound issue in Ubuntu 13.10, run the following command:
The command above replaces "skype" from the Skype desktop file with "env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 skype", this being a work-around for getting Skype to work with PulseAudio 4.0.
2- On Cinnamon+ Mate,LXDE,XFCE and kde, add skype icon to desktop (You can add icons to desktop by going to the menu, rightclick on skype then click on add to desktop ) , rightclick on it and go to "Properties" then replace
with
in the command field.
So it looks like this:
Use the same command if you want to add skype to startup applications.
That's it guys
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sudo sed -i 's/^Exec=.*/Exec=env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 skype %U/' /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
The command above replaces "skype" from the Skype desktop file with "env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 skype", this being a work-around for getting Skype to work with PulseAudio 4.0.
2- On Cinnamon+ Mate,LXDE,XFCE and kde, add skype icon to desktop (You can add icons to desktop by going to the menu, rightclick on skype then click on add to desktop ) , rightclick on it and go to "Properties" then replace
- Code: Select all
skype U%
with
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env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 skype
in the command field.
So it looks like this:
Use the same command if you want to add skype to startup applications.
That's it guys