Karin Chan

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://viber.com/">Viber</a> is an application that sits somewhere between Skype and WhatsApp, which can be used to make free calls, send text messages, photos and video messages without having to register (all phone contacts that have installed Viber are listed as Viber contacts).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Initially, Viber was a mobile-only application but a few months ago, a desktop client has been released for OS X and Windows.<b> Earlier this month, Viber Media Inc. has released Viber for Linux as a public beta. For now, there are only 64bit binaries available for download. </b></div><br /><a name="more"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/viber-linux.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Viber Linux" border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl4kkQ0lCwtAfYLPUNYA2qqCdGQKUWplHYEuWxrTKEyDB4udXQLvGEpFUOKRYcV8zCy8VN0fwtrbhceNqAoJeiJrVIJw6bRYESd7hzVjH-x6l-5-lpfiFmtAPu7evIhEth372hOsVzRs/s320/viber-linux.png" title="Viber Linux" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">On a first look, the Viber Linux client behaves pretty much like the mobile app: all your mobile contacts are displayed in the contacts list and you can text or call them and so on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But there are some differences. Firstly, you can transfer ongoing calls from/to your phone: for instance, if you get a call on the desktop app, you can transfer the call to Viber on your mobile phone with a click. And secondly, the desktop application supports video calls (desktop to desktop only), a feature that's not yet available for the mobile app.</div><br /><b>Viber for Linux features:</b><br /><ul><li>HD quality voice calls;</li><li>video calls (desktop to desktop only);</li><li>text, photo and sticker messages;</li><li>group conversations;</li><li>full sync between the mobile and Linux clients;</li><li>transfer ongoing calls between devices;</li><li>no registration or password required.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://download.cdn.viber.com/cdn/desktop/Linux/Viber.zip">Download Viber for Linux</a> (64bit only for now!)</b></div><br />To run Viber on Linux, extract the downloaded zip archive in your home folder, then run the following command to start Viber:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>~/Viber/Viber.sh</code></pre><br />For feedback, see the <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/110404948770388605701">Viber Linux Beta testers</a> G+ community.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1l3o57/native_viber_client_published_for_linux/">Reddit</a></i></div>

Popular Mobile IM / VoIP App `Viber` Available For Linux

Viber is an application that sits somewhere between Skype and WhatsApp, which can be used to make free calls, send text messages, photos an...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://github.com/oconnor663/linuxmessenger">FBMessenger</a> is a stand-alone Facebook Messenger app for Linux, very similar to the official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/about/messenger">Messenger for Windows</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fbmessenger.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="FBMessenger for Linux" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURsboON8pE5siyrwhXslYjAoYsZ2YuQBHp7_9RpSSjUVfupskg7y6Mp6gE4qhlx3pHi_n9KWL0faseasBtW8xJQ89bMfYRzSemj-eKtUWgeT1J7SODm-4kuSCYxDlQcehgK93hGEGK8IW/s320/fbmessenger.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>This isn't an official Facebook application but it has been created by a Facebook developer </b>and comes with the following<b> features:</b></div><a name="more"></a><ul><li>chat with your Facebook friends (obviously) in a separate window with tabs for each conversation;</li><li>notifications and friend requests;</li><li>friend updates;</li><li>desktop popup alerts for notifications (only when you turn the chat on).</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, if you turn off the chat in Facebook and then log in using FBMessenger, the application doesn't turn the chat on (doesn't sets you online/visible) like it does when using Pidgin or Empathy.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fbmessenger_2.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="FBMessenger for Linux" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fbmessenger_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>FBMessenger is pretty new and lacks some features but hopefully more will be added soon.</b> For instance, right now the only way the application notifies you of new messages is, just like the Facebook website itself, through a sound and only when you're online so if you turn the chat off, you won't get new message notifications, but chat window flasing is on the todo list.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install FBMessenger in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To make it easier to install Facebook Messenger in Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04, I've uploaded the application to the main WebUpd8 PPA. To add the PPA and install FBMessenger, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install fbmessenger</code></pre><br /><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install FBMessenger via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fbmessenger-git/">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For <b>other Linux distributions</b>, get the Facebook Messenger for Linux source code via <a href="https://github.com/oconnor663/linuxmessenger">GitHub</a> (there are scripts available for building rpm and debian packages).</div><br />If you encounter bugs, report them @ <a href="https://github.com/oconnor663/linuxmessenger/issues?state=open">GitHub</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>app seen on <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2013/04/facebook-messenger-client-per-linux.html">lffl.org</a></i></div>

FBMessenger: Stand-Alone Facebook Messenger For Linux

FBMessenger is a stand-alone Facebook Messenger app for Linux, very similar to the official Messenger for Windows . This isn't an offic...

+ Read more »