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Please tell me how to install WhatsApp in Ubuntu?

I have heard of WINE. Can you guys please clarify ?

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See this link: eurobytes.nl/tutorials/… hope this might help you – blade19899 Oct 8 '13 at 11:39
    
WhatsApp is a little different since it requires a mobile number to run, so although it is related to this one but cannot be considered as a duplicate. As far as this question is concerned, that one is about installing on Ubuntu Touch whereas this one is about installing on Ubuntu (the desktop), so cannot be considered as dupes at this point of time (maybe later after the convergence story comes out to be true) – Aditya Jan 2 '14 at 14:08
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Whatsapp needs of a phone number to function:

All WhatsApp accounts are tied to mobile phone numbers. Since it is common for phone numbers to be recycled by mobile providers, it is possible that the previous owner of your current phone number used WhatsApp.

What this means, that Whatsapp is tied to phones to work. If you don't use phones you don't get Whatsapp.

There are efforts to make Whatsapp work using a system account, of course you must already have an account with your phone, so, no, you can't have a independent account for your PC (unless you connect a SIM-Card to your computer).

WhatsApp FAQ - Why is my phone number already in WhatsApp?

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@Brairam Where can I find plugins/ directory – shravan Dec 30 '13 at 16:41
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@shravan developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ThirdPartyPlugins#UnixLinux – Braiam Dec 30 '13 at 16:42
    
I have opened .purple but I can't find plugins – Kitizl Mar 16 '14 at 17:07
    
@Kitizl because you have none installed... – Braiam Mar 16 '14 at 17:19
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Unfortunately whatsapp-purple got discontinued. From their GitHub site: "Important! As of April 15th 2016 I won't be working on this plugin anymore. If someone wants to pick up development feel free to email me. There are some other up-to-date APIs that you may want to check (yowsup, ChatAPI, etc)." – Byte Commander Sep 11 '16 at 10:39
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Since January 2015, users can use WhatsApp on the PC (Including Linux) from within their Chrome, Firefox, Opera or Safari Browser. So basically it is not WhatsApp for PC but WhatsApp for Web. There are limitations to using WhatsApp via Web, some of which are:

  • File Size Limits (Can not Upload 16+ MB Files)
  • File Format (Not all file formats are supported. This affects different type of video, images, sound and even document type files)

For the steps simply:

  1. Install WhatsApp on your Smartphone.
  2. Open the website https://web.whatsapp.com/
  3. On your Phone, open WhatsApp and open the main WhatsApp Menu. You will see a new option called "WhatsApp Web", select this option.
  4. Use the "WhatsApp Web" option to scan the QR code in the website mentioned on Step 2
  5. The webpage will update itself and show you a WebApp of your WhatsApp which includes your contacts, chats and more.

This is nowhere near what Telegram can do and offer in terms of full Linux Support, compatibility with the Desktop, with the desktop environment, downloading / uploading files and more. This also applies for old phones (With SMS only) and more.

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Whatsie is not available anymore on github – abuhurayra Dec 5 '16 at 20:23
    
@abuhurayra Thank you friend. Updated the whole article basically because of your comment. This is some of the reasons I only use Telegram. At work it is very important to me. – Luis Alvarado♦ Dec 5 '16 at 22:02
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Steps for Whatsapp in Ubuntu 14.04:

Step1: Download Genymotion

Step2: Download VirtualBox

Step3: sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-4.3_4.3.12-93733~Ubuntu~raring_amd64.deb; sudo apt-get install -f

Step4: tar -xf genymotion-2.2.0_x64.bin; cd genytmotion; ./genymotion

Step5: Download image, run it and download WhatpsApp in the emulator

Step6: Register with your mobile number, you'll receive a code. Enter it after 5 minutes.

Working proof till step 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmMDEzsJEY

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This might be the Simplest Method to follow to install Whatsapp Client on Ubuntu or any other Linux Platform.

Min. Requirements: Google Chrome Installed on Ubuntu.

So, Let's get started.

  1. Download the Whatsapp Debian WebApp for Linux Platforms from Here: Whatsapp Ubuntu Download

  2. Open Terminal and Type the following commands:

    • $ cd Downloads
    • $ sudo chmod +x whatsapp-webapp_1.0_all.deb
    • $ sudo dpkg -i whatsapp-webapp_1.0_all.deb

You’re Done, Open the Dash and search for Whatsapp.

And then head over to your Mobile's WhatsApp and then scan the QR showed in the Whatsapp application

Once, it is done you can use WhatsApp like you use it on PC/Windows

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