For Ubuntu and derivatives/Debian systems
$ sudo apt-get install libpurple-dev libjson-glib-dev cmake gcc $ git clone git://github.com/EionRobb/skype4pidgin.git $ cd skype4pidgin/skypeweb $ mkdir build $ cd build $ cmake .. $ cpack
then install:
$ sudo dpkg -i skypeweb-1.1.0-Linux.deb