7
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Desktop Facebook application for Ubuntu
There is this (Messenger for desktop):
There is this (www.messenger.com):
Also using these instructions (facebook.com - help: Facebook Messenger for Linux ubuntu) from within Chrome you can create ...
6
votes
I can't play facebook videos on firefox in Ubuntu 16.04
I've had this problem in the past with videos on all versions of Ubuntu & Firefox, YouTube seems to work fine but nothing else like nfl.com, facebook and news websites videos.
I’ve recently ...
6
votes
Facebook videos not playing on Mozilla (but working on Youtube) - 16.04
Installing ubuntu restricted extras solved this problem for me
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
5
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How to download video content off of Facebook with Ubuntu?
Simply install youtube-dl
apt-get install youtube-dl
and then use it..
$ youtube-dl "https://www.facebook.com/RashiVatsFOX26/videos/vb.1412789925606762/1769215369964214/?type=2&theater"
[...
4
votes
Unusual font on some sites (like Facebook)
Font substitutions for your case are described in the file /etc/fonts/conf.avail/30-metric-aliases.conf. It looks complex at the first glance, but it is pretty logical.
Your "better" font is ...
4
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What is the purpose of "account-plugin-facebook" package?
This is a GNOME Control Center account plugin for single signon - facebook.
Which means it is used if you want to login to your facebook account via gnome. I cannot tell you if it can be uninstalled ...
3
votes
Messenger - JavaScript error in the main process
Temporal workaround that I found is to switch off the option "Check for Update Automatically" from the menu "App". This will suppress the message "JavaScript error in the main process". In result the ...
3
votes
Facebook videos not playing on Mozilla (but working on Youtube) - 16.04
I had the same problem. I fix it like this:
sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin
If that's already installed, try to upgrade it:
sudo apt-get upgrade adobe-flashplugin
3
votes
How do I get pulseaudio to start automatically in Ubuntu 17.04 and 17.10 for Firefox?
A couple of days ago pulseaudio stopped loading for 18.04 - previously it worked just fine. after looking at all suggestions without permanent results, I just added the following line to the .profile ...
3
votes
How to block facebook
Get host ip:
host -t a facebook.com
Find CIDR
whois 173.252.120.68 | grep CIDR
And block subnet
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -d 173.252.120.68/18 -j DROP
and block domains:
iptables -A OUTPUT -p ...
3
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How do I set up my Facebook account in Pidgin?
Facebook has stopped this service for more see: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/04/facebook-chat-api-empathy-pidgin-stop-working
For those of you who want to use Facebook Chat in Pidgin, there's a ...
3
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Desktop Facebook application for Ubuntu
If you are looking to install in Trusty (14.04) or Precise (12.04), there is a desktop-facebook package available from ppa:folke-schwinning/personal
If you'd like to try it you can install it with:
...
2
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Is there a Facebook messenger app
For me the best alternative for now is Franz:
http://meetfranz.com/
It is a cross-platform program and supports many other messengers.
2
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Is there a Facebook messenger app
If you're still interested, I think I found a solution. Open the https://www.messenger.com site on Chrome or Chromium, the same site which the above-mentioned app (which is somewhat unreliable) is ...
2
votes
Desktop Facebook application for Ubuntu
If you want to go hardcore from the terminal (what Linux user doesn't?), you can use the Facebook Client Terminal.
Install Dependencies: You need NodeJS, NPM, and Git installed to make this work, so ...
2
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How do I get pulseaudio to start automatically in Ubuntu 17.04 and 17.10 for Firefox?
This is a workaround that I'm treating as the answer until someone can identify to me that this is fixed in the upstream Ubuntu installation logic that handles desktop user configuration:
I have a ...
2
votes
How to download Facebook videos from command line?
What version of Ubuntu & youtube-dl are you using?
To make sure you're using the latest youtube-dl available, do the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get ...
2
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Facebook Messenger app/notifications on Linux 2019?
There is an app called Caprine which can be used as Facebook messenger. The software offers .deb, .snap, and .Appimage packages to make it easy to install.
According to their github page
Desktop ...
2
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How to install Facebook Gameroom on WINE?
Install Winehq following the instructions of https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
sudo apt-key add winehq.key
sudo ...
2
votes
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Why is Firefox not connecting to Facebook?
You need to clear Firefox's cache.
Mozilla has published a guide on how to do it: How to clear the Firefox cache
1
vote
Facebook Workplace app Ubuntu
I am in the same situation, instead of using wine, i created my own desktop app using Nativeifier ( https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier ). Works like a charm and took all of 5 mins (if that)!! Full ...
1
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Unable to access facebook via Firefox when IPv6 is enabled
Facebook uses IPv6 a lot, so it should definitely work. Their datacenters are completely IPv6 internally.
What you might be seeing are problems with MTU handling. The initial page might be smaller ...
1
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Messenger - JavaScript error in the main process
Yes, this error is very annoying. I did the following:
I downloaded the package
messengerfordesktop-2.0.9-linux64.tar.gz
and unpacked it into a separate folder, which I put in the TEMP. Then I ...
1
vote
Messenger - JavaScript error in the main process
I got this and it worked fine.
Switch update channel to DEV and download the new update. After installing new update, the application should work fine.
1
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Writing a script for Facebook
Replace the url in the following code blocks with the desired url.
#!/bin/bash
chromium-browser "https://askubuntu.com/questions/967003/writing-a-script-for-facebook" & disown
Or an example for ...
1
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Facebook videos not playing on Mozilla (but working on Youtube) - 16.04
I have the same problem, and this solution works for me.
You can find "Restart with Add-ones disable" in "Help" menu, the firefox will restart with safe mode, check the video works or not, then switch ...
1
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Facebook IM service?
From https://github.com/dequis/purple-facebook/wiki :
The purple-facebook plugin is a replacement for the builtin Facebook XMPP plugin. Facebook is in the process of shutting down their XMPP service, ...
1
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Problem with Facebook on Midori
This is a bug. Some people have already reported this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/midori/+bug/1458930
https://bugs.launchpad.net/midori/+bug/1559617
You should click on these links after logging in ...
1
vote
Facebook moving messages to Messenger?
There are two apps in the store which may be useful:
Messenger by Davide Franzino for tablets
Fmessenger by Hankamotz for phones
1
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Facebook moving messages to Messenger?
The message that you are getting is coming from Facebook, not Ubuntu. I get the same message on my phone, but I do not choose to add it, so I see it everytime I go to facebook. Here are two posts that ...
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