Skype has released the gold version of Skype 1.4 for Linux. The latest version of Skype's VoIP client for Linux has been in alpha and beta testing for the last five months.

The new version, codenamed Skype Panacea includes a ton of new features and bug fixes, including:

• New option in Sound Devices lets you enable/disable automatic mixer adjustment
• Clickable links in chat topics
• Chat toolbar with "add people," "send file(s)," "history," and "leave chat" buttons
• Drag-and-drop files to chat input boxes to send files
• Drag-and-drop users from contact list into chat box to send contacts
• File transfer menu

Packages are available for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Xandros, OpenSuse, Mepis, and Mandriva Linux distributions.

[via Skype Journal]