# dpkg -i skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 70005 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking skype (from skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg-deb (subprocess): short read in buffer_copy (failed to write to pipe in copy)
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb (--install):
 short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/skype')
Errors were encountered while processing:
 skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb