[SOLVED] does viber works with bunsenlabs?

danielotron · 2016-01-20 10:28:54

Hi there. As a new here i come with the question: does Viber works with Bunsenlab? I tried to install .deb and .exe files and these attempts are failed. First one looks like this (terminal):

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root@Danielotron:/home/daniel/Downloads# gdebi viber.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
Building data structures... Done 
Building data structures... Done 

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 - Send stickers and emoticons
 - Messages are shown on all devices
Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:y
Selecting previously unselected package viber.
(Reading database ... 124976 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack viber.deb ...
Unpacking viber (4.2.2.6) ...
Setting up viber (4.2.2.6) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
root@Danielotron:/home/daniel/Downloads#

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Seems it has been installed but it's not. When i hit Alt+F3 there is no viber.
Second option came with .exe. I installed playonlinux. I tried "unlisted applications", it installs but in the end there is error.

Can anyone help me with installing Viber on my desktop?

MOD EDIT: Please use [ code ] tags for terminal output

Last edited by danielotron (2016-01-20 14:31:16)

damo · 2016-01-20 11:44:06

Viber is for 64bit Linux - is your machine 64bit?

It looks like it needs Qt5 for the gui - do you have the necessary libraries installed?

The .desktop file has the line "Exec=/opt/viber/Viber", so what happens if you run that command in a terminal?

/bin/sh /opt/viber/Viber

danielotron · 2016-01-20 12:01:49

1. I am not experienced debian user, so, sorry for my stupid question: how to install this Qt5? I opened synaptic and typed in qt5 and there are many packages (all of the not installed). Which one should I install?

2. I have 64bit Linux machine

3.

daniel@Danielotron:~$ /bin/sh /opt/viber/Viber
/opt/viber/Viber: 1: /opt/viber/Viber: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

xaos52 · 2016-01-20 12:37:53

Try

/opt/viber/Viber

danielotron · 2016-01-20 12:41:54

It works! Thank you very much!

damo · 2016-01-20 12:47:52

Another google search shows that Viber seems to be self-contained, and may not need to be installed.

Extract the `viber.deb` archive to a directory: r-click the .deb and choose "Extract to". I created `~/tmp/viber` and extracted to there;

Navigate to "~/tmp/viber/opt/viber";

In there is an executable called `Viber`, and double-clicking on that opened the Viber gui.

Muttley Black · 2017-01-26 11:18:38

Install dependencies:

sudo apt-get install libqt5gui5

Go to:

https://www.viber.com/en/products/linux

Click on "Viber Debian (64 bit) and save.

sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/viber.deb

Now fix the weird path:

ln -s /opt/viber/Viber /usr/local/bin/viber

Change the Exec & Path as:

sudo emacs /usr/share/applications/viber.desktop

Change the following:

Exec=viber
Path=/opt/viber

When you open the app for the first time it will ask you for a telephone number and then a code that will be sent your phone.

F*cking awful GUI….

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2017-01-26 20:37:20)

ohnonot · 2017-01-27 07:59:27

folks, it is installed already!

xaos52 wrote:

Try

/opt/viber/Viber

lesson learned:
linux is case sensitive.
viber != Viber

martix · 2017-01-28 11:50:38

As a sidenote: Viber's babblings about privacy etc. are misleading.

There are some alternatives worth to try: Conversations with omemo is fine. Or Signal is a better choice too. More adventurous alternatives are ring.cx and tox - they are still in development, but do work already.

gangosan · 2017-02-09 20:20:07

Hello im install viber fine. What command use to start viber?
http://i.imgur.com/Eifv5Jg.png

cloverskull · 2017-02-09 21:42:57

/opt/viber/Viber

gangosan · 2017-02-09 23:30:31

cloverskull wrote:

/opt/viber/Viber

Unable to start viber i dont no.
https://postimg.org/image/6wwpbrunz/

Last edited by gangosan (2017-02-09 23:32:45)

damo · 2017-02-10 19:41:01

Find where the executable is, and use that filepath. Many ways to do it, for example

sudo update-db && locate Viber

gangosan · 2017-02-10 21:31:51

damo wrote:

Find where the executable is, and use that filepath. Many ways to do it, for example
sudo update-db && locate Viber

gangosan@gango:~$ sudo update-db && locate Viber
[sudo] password for gangosan: 
sudo: update-db: command not found
gangosan@gango:~$ sudo update-db
sudo: update-db: command not found
gangosan@gango:~$ locate Viber
/home/gangosan/.ViberPC
/home/gangosan/.ViberPC/config.db
/home/gangosan/.ViberPC/data
/opt/viber/Viber
/opt/viber/icons/Viber.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/Viber.svg
gangosan@gango:~$

damo · 2017-02-11 18:45:14

^ Sorry, typo in my command

sudo updatedb && locate Viber

NB You can also use 'find' or 'catfish' to find files, or other methods.

ohnonot · 2017-02-11 19:19:04

damo, the screenshot op posted shows that the executable is where it's supposed to be.
however, op does not actually tell us how and why they're unable to start it.
me, i'm loosing interest when the thread starts to resemble a parent's attempt to get a conversation going with a sullen teenager...

#1 2016-01-20 10:28:54

[SOLVED] does viber works with bunsenlabs?

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