Is it possible to install Viber VoIP client on Ubuntu? So that I can call people through Viber from my PC.
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@Partha the second answer is a DEB . make sure that you are using a 64-bit Ubuntu. – Raja G Oct 03 '13 at 16:20
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to all users who have been trying to install viber from the source are requested to use DEB method .Thank you. – Raja G Oct 09 '13 at 01:07
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updated answer for the issue of �: not found – Raja G Oct 28 '13 at 08:12
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Viber has released its official client for Ubuntu/Linux. To install it, open your terminal with CTRL+ALT+T and type:
wget https://download.cdn.viber.com/cdn/desktop/Linux/Viber.zip
Then unzip it and cd to that viber directory. Then do as:
unzip Viber.zip
cd Viber
~/Viber/Viber.sh
That will install Viber in your Ubuntu.
How to install in .DEB way // Currently only 64-bit available
Open your terminal and type:
wget -O viber.deb https://download.cdn.viber.com/cdn/desktop/Linux/viber.deb
sudo dpkg -i viber.deb
That's it. You can access Viber in your Ubuntu.
Update : I came to know that some of the users are getting
home/$USERNAME/Viber/Viber: 1: /home/$USERNAME/Viber/Viber: �: not found
/home/$USERNAME/Viber/Viber: 1: /home/$USERNAME/Viber/Viber: ELF: not found
/home/$USERNAME/Viber/Viber: 1: /home/$USERNAME/Viber/Viber: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
so that Issue can be fixed by "♦: command not found" in tty after login post.
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4I've unpacked it under ~/.Viber and this beta version also works perfectly well this way. – Sadi Sep 03 '13 at 16:18
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Out of curiosity, what is the difference between ~/Viber/Viber.sh and ./Viber.sh (while in the directory)?
Thanks.
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after cd to Viber you just need to do either ./Viber or ./Viber.sh both are same. If you do not cd to viber then with single command ~/Viber/Viber.sh you can do it. – Raja G Sep 05 '13 at 15:11
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2http://www.noobslab.com/2013/09/viber-available-for-linux-install-in.html gives description with .deb and installation instructions. – TheKojuEffect Sep 06 '13 at 04:41
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Download deb package from viber.com
Install the .deb package:
cd /viber_download_location/
sudo dpkg -i viber.deb
If you are running 32bit system use
sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i viber.deb
Achu
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I'm not able to open / run viber. I'm using 14.04 (x86). Is there any other way to fix that ? – Naive Aug 19 '14 at 08:10
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2What's the point in
--force-architecture? It'll install an unusable package. – Ruslan May 21 '16 at 14:03
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Ubuntu 18.04
Open terminal
Ctrl + Alt + T
Type in terminal -
username:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for user:
root:/home/user/# add-apt-repository ppa:alexlarsson/flatpak
root:/home/user/# apt install flatpak
root:/home/user/# apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
root:/home/user/# exit
username:~$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
username:~$ sudo reboot
[sudo] password for user:
Your system will now reboot.
Open terminal
Ctrl + Alt + T
Type in terminal -
username:~$ flatpak search viber
Application ID Version Branch Remotes Description
com.viber.Viber Stable flathub We connect people, no metter who they are or where they are from.
username:~$ flatpak install flathub com.viber.Viber
Required runtime for com.viber.Viber/x86_64/stable (runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/18.08) found in remote flathub
Do you want to install it? [y/n]: y
Installing in system:
//some code
//some code
//some code
Is this ok [y/n]: y
Installing: org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/18.08 from flathub
//some code
//some code
//some code
Installing: com.viber.Viber/x86_64/stable from flathub
//some code
//some code
//some code
username:~$
Open Viber from dash
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