Ubuntu – Skype video not working after upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04

12.04skypewebcam

I used Skype with this command on Ubuntu 11.10:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

But since I upgraded to 12.04 it dosn't work and I can't use my video (Webcam).

I have latest libv4l and my Webcam works with other apps.

How can I fix this?

The path to v4l1compat.so has been changed. So, you should use the command:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype

I fixed this by creating the file /usr/local/bin/skype with the following contents:

#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/lib/skype/skype

And making it executable:

sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/skype

I had a fresh Raring install so I also needed to install the 32bit libs.

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

Ok, so here's what I did to fix the problem:

I edited the skype.desktop file so the command to run contained the following:

bash -c 'LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype %U'

Didn't need to reboot, just opened skype from the .desktop file and it works!