Can Empathy work with Skype?

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Hello all,

I’ve been using Pidgin up until recently but I don’t really like it. I came across Empathy and really like it but I was wondering if there is any way to use Skype through Empathy. If so can I only chat or can I use Empathy for calls\video calls?

Thanks in advance…

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Have a look at ubuntuforums:
[ubuntu] Empathy / Skype connection? - Ubuntu Forums](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1453407)

There’s a plugin for skype, but it needs skype to be installed and running in the background.

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Thanks for the answer!
Having Skype running in the background kind of defies the purpose of Empathy to me. Guess I’ll have to wait until Empathy can handle everyhting alone.

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I honestly don’t thing that’s going to happen :slight_smile:

Best regards,
Greg