Skype Download Error

[mhumm2]

Hello;

When I download the latest version of Skype for my 12.04 Precise system, I get the following error from the Debian package installer:

Error: Wrong architecture 'i386'

Okay, i'm running a 64 bit system, but I've installed lots of 32bit i386 applications. What's the problem and how can I get around this issue?

mhumm2

[HalationEffect]

Did you use QApt when you tried to install it? I've had QApt give me the same error under the same circumstance (32 bit package being installed on a 64 bit system with 32 bit libs already installed). I just fired up a terminal and installed it with sudo dpkg -i name-of-package.deb and that worked fine.