How to patch old skype on desktop?

Question

Skype

For a long time sat on 2.2. The most elegant version was not buggy, did not lag, the human interface. Then she stopped coming in. With a huge hemorrhoid, he squeezed in a four, which crashed under the yoke of history. And it is a pity to me to delete acquired by back-breaking work. I renamed the folder and created a new one. The four continued to surprise unpleasantly. Verdict: does not work (statuses are online, but the person is not there and vice versa, slow file transfer, loss of posts, no history, incomprehensible moronic design). I found a team to replace the version and did not take off with it. Someone believes that Microsoft has changed protocols, but the version written before them lives and lives on the planet. She's fine. I don’t want to drive it in the emulator yet, this is a perversion. But since it works, is it somehow possible to launch the desktop one?
Py.sy. yes, I switched to the current to the best of my ability. But not all my contacts are ready yet. I really appreciated the opportunity to show my screen, I didn’t find any analogues, and again, everyone has Skype.
The system, if anyone needs it, is Debian 8. A laptop with Debian 6, the same picture is there. On the planet with android skype 2.0.0.45

Answer 1

Just update to the latest! SOME FUNCTIONS AND OPTIONS OF THE PROGRAM ARE MISSING AND MAY NOT WORK THIS WAY! Yes, apparently MS ISE rewrote this now his brainchild and soon a lot will change in Skype! So if this does not suit you, replace the program! And I didn’t count on Linux and Android MS! By the way, everything also works differently on MAC and the interface and functions and sharpening more on paid services!