Current skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64.deb on website is broken

[drcrack]

Hi, 

I just downloaded Skype for Ubuntu 64-bit from here:

http://www.skype.com/intl/ru/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/downloading.ubuntu64

and found that it's broken:

dm@dm:~/Downloads/skype$ md5sum skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64\ \(2\).deb
84e98cb1f0afb1272743efb71710cef0 skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64 (2).deb

sudo dpkg -i "skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64 (2).deb"
(Reading database ... 317442 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace skype 2.2.0.35-1 (using skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64 (2).deb) ...
Unpacking replacement skype ...
dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip read error: '<fd:0>: data error'
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64 (2).deb (--install):
subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64 (2).deb

I had saved binary from October, which installs just fine:

-rw-rw-r-- 1 dm dm 23595370 2011-10-17 20:51 skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64.deb

-rw-rw-r-- 1 dm dm 23595370 2012-02-07 15:21 skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64 (2).deb

It has the same name and the same size, while md5sum is different:

dm@dm:~/Downloads/skype$ md5sum skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64.deb 
0df02583896d01a78817426008cd1d9c skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i "skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64.deb" 

(Reading database ... 317442 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace skype 2.2.0.35-1 (using skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64 (1).deb) ...
Unpacking replacement skype ...
Setting up skype (2.2.0.35-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...

Can someone pls confirm? Or is it my Chromium that corrupts downloads?

[DaStoned]

I get the correct MD5 from the file I just downloaded.

$ md5sum skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64.deb

0df02583896d01a78817426008cd1d9c skype-ubuntu_2.2.0.35-1_amd64.deb

[unanamuschicken]

I've tried to download applications before on Linux using a web browser (not just Skype), and I've never had any luck. Your best bet might be to download it directly form the Ubuntu Software Centre, and I say this because it will usually find all of the extra files you need (if you need extra ones besides the .deb package. Make sure that when you do this, though, that you have the Restricted, Universe, and Multiverse repositories enabled, just in case you run in to other issues down the road.