I'm also seeing this on a coworker's laptop. She has 4.2.0.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 installed and is running Saucy. Skype was generating horrible noise (almost like microphone feedback) and setting PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=60 fixed it.
** Changed in: skype (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1219407 Title: Pack Skype for Saucy with PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/1219407/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs