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How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 07 May 2016, 08:20
by jeff4892
Has anyone installed Whatsapp on Porteus? I found the whatsapp add in for pidgen here:
http://packages.slackonly.com/pub/packa ... -whatsapp/ and installed it via USM. It said it installed successfully. I started pidgen but don't see any reference to whatsapp. How do I actually run whatsapp once it's installed?
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 07 May 2016, 22:20
by ncmprhnsbl
looks like it needs Freeimage, also in Slackonly repo....did USM pull that dependency?
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 07 May 2016, 23:18
by jeff4892
When I go into USM and search for freeimage, nothing shows up. Where do I get it? I'm not real good at this stuff so maybe I'm not doing this right.
1. System
2. Administration
3. USM
4. Search for freeimage
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 07 May 2016, 23:32
by ncmprhnsbl
try Freeimage , with capital F
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 07 May 2016, 23:52
by jeff4892
I had already tried that but tried again to be sure. Capital and lower case return the same lists. I even updated all packages first.
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 07 May 2016, 23:56
by ncmprhnsbl
oops, sorry .. thats FreeImage > capitals F and I
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 07 May 2016, 23:59
by jeff4892
It says nothing found when I put it in that way
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 08 May 2016, 00:49
by Bogomips
^ found with CLI. In terminal as Superuser:
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root@porteus:/home/guest# usm -s freeimage
FreeImage-3.15.0-i486-3_slack.txz was found in slackonly [not installed]
Packages found: 1
Use: usm -i <package> for more info
Use: usm -g <package> to download
root@porteus:/home/guest# usm -g freeimage
The following items were found.
Choose an number to confirm.
ctrl+c to quit
1) FreeImage-3.15.0-i486-3_slack.txz
...
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 08 May 2016, 01:00
by ncmprhnsbl
@Bogomips, thanks
the other thing is that after updating the database you have to restart USM
extra:
heres the direct link :
http://packages.slackonly.com/pub/packa ... _slack.txz (64bit)
or
http://packages.slackonly.com/pub/packa ... _slack.txz (for 32bit)
just download > rightclight > convert slackware package to module > place in modules folder(/mnt/sdX/porteus/modules(X=letter of drive where porteus is installed))>activate
Re: How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 08 May 2016, 09:19
by jeff4892
OK. so I added both to the modules folder. I had to create the active folder. I then shutdown and restarted. Both modules showed up when the laptop booted up. No errors displayed but whatsapp still doesn't show as an option pidgen. In doing some more research, some people are just installing an andriod emulator in other distros of Linux and using the native app from the playstore. Is there an android emulator for slackware? Maybe I should just go that route.
How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 31 Dec 2020, 10:20
by Loganhunter
jeff4892 wrote: ↑08 May 2016, 09:19
OK. so I added both to the modules folder. I had to create the active folder. I then shutdown and restarted. Both modules showed up when the laptop booted up. No errors displayed but whatsapp
gbwhatsapp still doesn't show as an option pidgen. In doing some more research, some people are just installing an andriod emulator in other distros of Linux and using the native app from the playstore. Is there an android emulator for Slackware? Maybe I should just go that route.
Hi I hope you have found an android emulator which can run Android apps on Slackware. But if you haven't found anything yet then have you tried the Bluestacks android emulator on Slackware to run android apps because I am using this emulator on windows 10 and it's working perfect.
How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 07 Apr 2021, 05:12
by immortalGoku1452
jeff4892 wrote: ↑07 May 2016, 08:20
Has anyone installed Whatsapp on Porteus? I found the whatsapp add in for pidgen here:
http://packages.slackonly.com/pub/packa ... -whatsapp/ and installed it via USM. It said it installed successfully. I started pidgen but don't see any reference to whatsapp. How do I actually run whatsapp once it's installed?
There are multiple ways to install WhatsApp. But as in general you can download WhatsApp from the play store or either download
download GBWhatsApp
from the internet.
How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 19 Jan 2022, 17:41
by JohnWick128
Sorry for replying to an old topic, But it was necessary for me. Cause I have been searching a solution for this issue since last 2 months. And till now couldn't find any. some proper solution will be appreciated.
How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 19 Jan 2022, 21:28
by beny
hi the browser opera have the whatsapp link check the qrcode with your phone and you have whatsapp on the browser like your phone.
How to install Whatsapp
Posted: 06 Feb 2022, 09:22
by Testuser