![]() Here is the small script that I called skype-wrapper.sh. The original skype executable will be linked to a script that only starts skype if no other instance is running (here a softlink). I have renamed the executable: mv /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype.bin So here is what I have done to prevent Skype from starting another instance: So doesn anyone know of a better solution to fix dual instancing of Skype? and that's the real purpose of my question. Maybe it will rise awareness and cause a fix. So in an approach to provide a workaround I will post what I've done to prevent this behaviour. The annoyance continues to exist for the last three updates at least. I thought this would be fixed soon but neither Canonical nor Microsoft care enough. To make things worse: On the next regular start of Skype it you will have to re-enter your saved password, due to the "Sign in failure". There is another instance already running. The way it is now, Skype starts a second instance, which promptly tells you it can't log in. ![]() You accidentally click on the launcher again. Suppose you have Skype for Ubuntu running. Just a little unnecessary annoyance to fix here: Version 4.0+ will be included in the universe repositories for Quantal (Ubuntu 12.10). ![]() This makes the question obsolete for every one who installed Skype directly from the website. This problem is finally fixed with Skype 4.0.0.7 for Linux. ![]()
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