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Twitter ask por video codecs in Firefox [closed]

There is a similar question but none of the solutions does it for me. I'm in a clean ubuntu 21.04install
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How to check most recent tweet via command line on Linux?

I have a highly active Twitter account that I sometimes write replies to. Whenever I can, I try to reply to it right away. Twitter has a feature that allows you to get notifications whenever someone ...
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Weird configuration file on desktop after Chrome Twitter Lite installation

I'm still kind of new to Linux, even though I've been using Ubuntu since 2018. A config file appeared on my desktop (I'm using Ubuntu 20.04) right after (I guess) I installed Twitter Lite through ...
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Video in Firefox loads and then pauses

Ubuntu 18.10, Firefox 66.03 Videos in the browser (youtube, twitter, reddit) load, and then pause. I can see any moment of the video as a still, but I can not play the video. Does anyone know a fix ...
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How to automatically re-run a process (python code) that keeps crashing using bash or terminal?

I have a Python code that keeps crashing while retrieving information from Twitter due to API limitations. How can I run the process again automatically every time it crashes? Traceback (most recent ...
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How to add Twitter, Yahoo, Windows live to my Online accounts?

Ubuntu noob here. I have a fresh install of 17.04, 64 bit. My online account settings only has Google, Flickr and Facebook, image attached. I saw here that it is possible to have Twitter, Yahoo and ...
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Have problem with openvpn

I have a problem! I config OpenVPN on my personal server and when I use it from my PC I can't connect to twitter or facebook! but my IP changes to server IP and everything is ok. Also in my mobile, i ...
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How to install the `twitter` python package from PyPI?

I needed a python library twitter 1.17.1. I downloaded the .whl file from PyPI (`twitter-1.17.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl). The tutorial I was following, (where I was told to install the library), gave ...
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SLF4J: Class path contains multiple SLF4J bindings

I am trying to stream real time twitter data into HDFS using Apache flume. And when i run the command ./flume-ng agent -c /usr/local/apache-flume-1.4.0-bin/conf/ -f /usr/local/apache-flume-1.4.0-bin/...
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Twitter media cannot be played from Firefox

I just installed Ubuntu 16.10 but it cannot play some videos from Twitter in Firefox. Instead, I get a message, something like This media cannot be reproduced. If I open the Firefox console, I see ...
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twitter unity webapp has mobile view

I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 and installed the unity webapp for twitter. But I only get mobile view of the twitter client How can I change this back to the desktop view as it was before on ...
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What Ubuntu Phone Apps are there? [closed]

What kinds of apps are in the Ubuntu store? Can you get facebook, pintrest, twitter, Youtube etc? Thanks
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Twitter command line client

I would like to find a command line Twitter client that has at least the following features : Retrieve my feed list Post Tweet List my notifications Is there an application, preferably without ...
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Issue with tweepy installation

I am facing following error while installing tweepy on Ubuntu. sudo pip install tweepy Downloading/unpacking tweepy Running setup.py egg_info for package tweepy Traceback (most recent call last)...
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Twitter desktop client

What is a good twitter desktop client for Ubuntu 12.04? I've used to use corebird for 14.04 and 14.10. But it's some how buggy and it's not available for Ubuntu 12.04
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Unable to acces twitter.com website

I can't access twitter.com. I don't know why. Is it due to proxy or other things?
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Getting Tweepy to run [closed]

I can't get tweepy to work. What am I doing wrong?: nuc@nuc:~$ python Python 2.7.8 |Anaconda 2.1.0 (64-bit)| (default, Aug 21 2014, 18:22:21) [GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-1)] on linux2 Type "...
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Twitter Client with multiple account support Ubuntu 14.04 [closed]

Did so far :- Tried Birdie (installed using using deb file, current status - starts but not working, unable to uninstall as well.) Turprial (installed, started well, but not accepting PIN - tried ...
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Send a twiter message from the terminal

Is there away to send a message form the terminal or write a shell bash file that fill send a message to twiter.
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Is friends app not supported in ubuntu 14.10?

I was using friends app till I updated to 14.10.I used to get notifications, Since I updated the feeds are not getting updated and I am not getting any notification from the app. Is it not supported?
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twitter.com (ssl) not loading

If I'm trying to go on https://twitter.com it just timeout on Firefox. If I use curl : vayan@vayan-desktop:~$ curl -v https://twitter.com * Rebuilt URL to: https://twitter.com/ * Hostname was NOT ...
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Twitter is missing from the list of Online Accounts in Ubuntu 14.04 - GNOME

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with GNOME shell and from the list of "Add an Online Account", Twitter is missing. Below is a screenshot: Any idea why?
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Corebird twitter client for Ubuntu 14.04

I have recently installed ubuntu on my laptop (wubi method) and I'm very pleased. All and all it does everything that I need, but recently I heard about corebird - a twitter client that looks spot on. ...
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gwibber twitter authorization problem

I've tried to authorize my twitter with gwibber before (I've reinstalled ubuntu because some other problem), now I can't authorize any twitter account, it just tells me "SSL is required" and I have ...
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Twitter client for Ubuntu 12.04

I'm looking for a twitter client for my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. I know there is a way to run one in Chrome, but I want it as a seperate program. So far I have tested the following: Hotot: won't let me ...
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Twitter account management for linux - mass unfollow based on filter

I got my twitter account hacked, and thousands of spam tweets with links to dodgy websites posted, also I now follow thousands of accounts of absolute no interest to me. While I managed to find ...
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Twitter online accounts, is authorized and then it needs to be authorized again

I have twitter added to my online accounts and about once a day it needs to be granted access, is there any way to keep it granted always.
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Twitter client replacement in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise?

Gwibber in 12.04 no longer works with Twitter. (I believe because the API changed). It appears that its replacement, friends-app, cannot be installed in Precise (as per Install latest Gwibber (...
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What do you do to fix verification problem when seting up my Twitter account on Gwibber?

I have been using Gwibber for a while and liked it. I tried adding Twitter and have been stuck on the verifying part of the set up. When I log in using Gwibber and finds my account almost instantly. ...
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How to update Twidge 1.0.8 form repositories to 1.1.0 from GitHub?

I would like to install Twidge 1.1.0, but only 1.0.8 is available in repositories and this version is not compatible with new Twitter API and it's not usable anymore. 1.1.0 is available in Debian sid, ...
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How can I update Gwibber to work with Twitter API v1.1?

Twitter deprecated v1.0 of their API on Tuesday and I'm curious to know if I can update Gwibber to work with the new API (given Gwibber's Twitter function has stopped working). Would appreciate some ...
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Will gwibber be fixed to work with new twitter API [closed]

Will gwibber be fixed to work with new twitter API as it was official twitter client for 12.04 LTS, or should we search for the twitter client that works with new API? The fix is here https://bugs....
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Twitter "Authentication Error" Turpial & Choqok (latest versions)

I use Turpial a lot, but Turpial isn't connecting at all. I can still connect to Twitter thru the OS app (no issues signing in through Online Accounts) and of course I can still sign in using the ...
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How can I use Gwibber in 13.04?

I tried to use gwibber instead of friends-app in my Ubuntu 13.04 system. I installed gwibber with sudo apt-get install gwibber The installation went fine but I can't run Gwibber with command gwibber ...
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twitter app in messaging menu

I've installed friends-app in my Ubuntu 13.04 but I can't see any twitter app icon under messaging menu. How can I get twitter app icon in messaging menu in Ubuntu 13.04?
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ubuntu 13.04 social lens not working?

I'm not getting any results in the social lens. I have a couple of twitter accounts set up in online accounts and they seem to work ok in the friends-app but still nothing appears in the social lens. ...
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Does Gwibber/UOA auto-follow people on twitter without my permission?

Each day I gain new twitter followers whom I don't want to follow. I have to unfollow them manually. I have checked my twitter authorized apps section. Only two of them have permission. Gwibber(Ubuntu)...
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How to view twitter with empathy?

So Pidgin would have been fine except it crashes after like 1 minute of opening with the error : Segmentation fault (core dumped) also some dbus error that I can't recreate now. And Empathy is ...
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Is there any Ubuntu twitter app that handles scheduled tweets?

I'm looking for an app that can schedule tweets for future times, rather than only tweeting now, as Gwibber does. I'm looking for a native Ubuntu app because: I'd prefer using something that's free ...
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What is the best multi-account Twitter client?

I used Gwibber in the past to follow two Twitter accounts I have. To distinguish between the two, it was possible to assign a different colour to each account. Now I'm trying to use Gwibber again but ...
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Execure a random command from .txt file?

I have a Ubuntu server, and I'm trying to print a Twitter quote using the app "twidge". So I made a list of tweets on a .txt file. I want to print one tweet (per line) from that file and send it to ...
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How to log into multiple accounts in Hotot 0.9.8.10

I am using Hotot 0.9.8.10 and am un-able to figure out how to log into multiple accounts. I know it is possible, because I have heard people talking about it, but I can not seem to figure it out.
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Polly (twitter client) problem authorization

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Polly 0.93.5. Internet connection (l2tp) is established. No proxy. I can't add the twitter account. In the window "Add new account" written: Twitter did not authorize the request. ...
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How do I remove the Twitter icon from indicator-messages?

Ubuntu 12.10 When I click Envelope (indicator-messages) the icons for Twitter, Майл.ру, Google+ and Unity-mail are appears. 1) Problem I need only Unity-mail linked with my Google-mail account, but I ...
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White screen for Hotot in Ubuntu 12.10 [closed]

I have got a problem when I use Hotot on Ubuntu 12.10 (GTK version). When I want to authorize Hotot to use my Twitter account, it displays me a white screen. I an it in a terminal and it displays this ...
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How to make hotot autologin and minimize on start?

Every restart I have to click 'sign in with twitter' to log in my twitter account. I read somewhere that it is possible to log in automatically but can't find out how.
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Does ubuntu have a social client faster than Gwibber?

I just installed ubuntu 12.04 and I began using Gwibber for my accounts of twitter and facebook, but it's so slow.
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How do I fix error building package on ppa, uses tweepy/quickly

I'm building an application that uses tweepy (a python library) and when I build it on my local machine it works fine. When I submit it to launchpad though, it sent me a log which has this error: ...
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Twitter client with Real Time Notifications?

Is there a Twitter client (or just a utility) that pushes real time Twitter feed / mentions notifications? By real time, I mean notified as soon as the tweet is posted, like what MetroTwit does in ...
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Can Twitter monitor my browsing activities when using a client like Hotot or Gwibber?

Being concerned by privacy issues when connecting to the internet, I know Twitter can monitor our activities if we don't logout and use some kind of firefox extension to prevent from being tracked. I ...