I confirm, I had same problem with official .deb package too. I had to remove old .Skype settings folder.
Now no more faults (three days full use) by: - removing .Skype forlder in user home - reinstalling skype with "apt-get install --reinstall skype" (or maybe with the official deb) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/759661 Title: Skype distro package segmentation fault (official package works) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs