flip webcam picture on skype on kubuntu linux on A7K Asus laptop

in terminal:

1 - sudo apt-get install v4l2ucp cheese libwebcam0

2 - kdesudo kate /usr/local/bin/skype

-> add in kate:

#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l2convert.so /usr/bin/skype

(last command is path to skype executable, might differ) 

3 - make file executable
sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/skype

4 - if error while loading skype in terminal, edit the cocation of  
v4l2convert.so according to the result of :

locate v4l2convert.so 

5 - launch in terminal:
v4l2ucp

and configure the flip! 

Configure the previewer by clicking the Preview tab then entering cheese (all lowercase) where it says “Application to use” 

it works on my Asus A7K / kubuntu 12.10

this comes from: 

http://journalxtra.com/linuxsanity/skype-video-linux-always-hassle-4791/