InstallationDate: Installed on (24 days ago) In addition there are error messages that appear in kern.log when I login to Skype and make a test call but they don't seem to influence Skype's functionality. It should at least allow to select the Desktop and Downloads folders. The dialogue does not allow to create new folders to inside my home folder either.

The file dialogue only allows to select my home folder but it does not show/list any folders (including hidden) inside it. When profile from apparmor-profiles package is enabled Skype doesn't fully work in enforce mode: changing the default location for downloaded files does not work.