Use WhatsApp on Linux Ubuntu Desktop. How to install Whatsie on Ubuntu 16.04. Whatsie, the Whatsapp Desktop Linux Client is a simple & beautiful desktop client for WhatsApp Web. Using Whatsie, Ubuntu users can use Whatsapp as they do on their smartphones. Users can send photos & videos, share locations or access group chats.
Whatsie features:
- Themes & Mini Mode
- Native Notifications (with reply on OS X)
- Spell Checker & Auto Correct
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Launch on OS startup
- Automatic Updates
Download Whatsie
Visit https://whatsie.chat/ and download the Deb or RPM package for Whatsie application.
Install Whatsie
Once installed, go to the downloads folder and click it to install Whatsie via Ubuntu Software. Users can also run the following command in Terminal to install Whatsie:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/whatsie*.deb; sudo apt -f install
You can also simply run the following command:
gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 1537994D
gpg --export --armor 1537994D | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.bintray.com/aluxian/deb stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install whatsie
Uninstall Whatsie
Linux Ubuntu users can use package manager to remove Whatsie or run sudo apt-get remove whatsie in Terminal. Also delete this folder: ~/.config/whatsappfordesktop.
Please note that Whatsie is not an official app nor has any affiliation with WhatsApp.
https://whatsie.chat/
https://github.com/Aluxian/Whatsie