How-to start two skype instances on linux

Posted on Jul 29, 2014

Basically, for starting the second skype process, You need to have a separate skype data path.

So it can be started like that:

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skype --dbpath=~/.Skype2

If You need all the history or settings of an existing skype, You may just copy that dir:

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cp -pr ~/.Skype ~/.Skype2

p.s. You may start even more instances in the same way.