Cant open skype

[RilesAc]

I have 10 days trying to install skype and I just cant.

root@bt:~# dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-precise_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb 
dpkg: error processing skype-ubuntu-precise_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb (--install):
 package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 skype-ubuntu-precise_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb

I have found people with the same problem and a lot of different solutions and it just doesn't work to me.
I have tried more of 15 different solutions and now i realize Skype is already installed (it is in Internet > Skype). But when I click it to open it do nothing,
some one know why?

Additional Information:
Backtrack 5r3
Architecture 64
Installed in the hard drive

[snafu777]

I have 10 days trying to install skype and I just cant.

So, Why do you want to use SKYPE on a Pentesting Distro?

What the blue blazes does this have anything at ALL to do with Pentesting......?????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????/

[sickness]

Backtrack is a distribution used in penetration tests, multimedia features such as skype, other IM's, video tools, etc. will be hard to install and most likely break the operating system.

[daedalus1776]

package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)

This might also have something to do with it...
Either get the 64 bit version of Skype for Linux, or install a 32 bit version of BackTrack... But yeah, shouldn't need Skype for Backtrack anyway.

[RilesAc]

Backtrack is the first Linux I'm using, when I was doing the partitions by mistake I deleted everything in my hard drive and now I only have Backtrack.
I can install windows again but when I start "doing things" with backtrack, I realized it was different compared to windows (LOGICAL).

I study Software Development and I'm very interested in pentesting so I was only going to probe backtrack.

Now that I'm using backtrack I want to learn everything I can with it. As I said this is my first Linux and I know maybe is not a good idea start with Backtrack but it is like a challenge for me being using something different and I like it.

I start reading LPIC-1: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide (for learn about Linux in general) .
Forgetting about Skype, some one recommend me a book after I finish LPIC-1, but this time dedicated to Backtrack?
And the problem of Skype is already solved... I downloaded VirtualBox and there I use Skype when I need to communicate with my friends.

[DeWAbbit]

Just tested Skype installed/working fine on BT5r3 32bit
no bricked system... i started out with 64bit tho found getting stuff to work out of the box wasnt easy. so changed to 32bit and never had a problem

Additional Information:
Backtrack 5r3
Architecture 32
Installed in the hard drive