installing skype:i386 workarounds the problem, it works (but why not the 64bit one?)
*** 2.2.0.35-0natty1 0 500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ natty/partner i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/831792 Title: Skype error while loading shared libraries: libXss.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (64bit) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/831792/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs