install skype on Ubuntu

mkdir skype
mv skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb.orig
dpkg-deb –extract skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb.orig skype
dpkg-deb –control skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb.orig skype/DEBIAN
vi skype/DEBIAN/control
Change to:
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.1-3), libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3.2) | libqt3-mt, libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1), libx11-6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0)

dpkg –build skype
mv skype.deb skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb
dpkg -i skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb