Skype repo URL error

The download link https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.rpm still works for now but I already have the more recent v8.109.0.209 RPM installed, and I don’t want to overwrite it in case I can’t get it back.

However, logging in to Skype (haven’t done that in years) shows a message that it is “outdated” and being phased out for the SNAP.

This post by a Microsoft employee confirms it:

we have decided to discontinue the distribution of Skype as DEB and RPM packages for Linux users, and instead focus on delivering Skype as a SNAP package.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/all/skype-for-linux-updates/da864865-d9e9-4819-8a5d-8de8934dd312

So, the main thing to do is remove the Skype repo.

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