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How to install corebird in Ubuntu

Corebird is an open-source Twitter client developed in GTK 3.12, which can handle accounts and has all the main twitter features, including Tweets Streaming, Favorites, Lists, Filters, Integrated Search, Mentions/Notifications, timelines and others.

To install corebird

First add the repository to the system

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/corebird
Corebird is a native Gtk+ twitter client for Linux desktop.
http://corebird.baedert.org/
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/11/corebird-gtk3-twitter-client-gets-new-release/
More info: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuhandbook1/+archive/ubuntu/corebird
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsyem3ijl/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsyem3ijl/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 852541CB from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpsyem3ijl/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 852541CB: public key " Launchpad PPA for Panda Jim"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Next run the apt-get update command to update the local repository index

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# apt-get update
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net vivid InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security InRelease
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid InRelease                       
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net vivid Release.gpg [316 B]         
..
..
..
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/multiverse Translation-en                         
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/restricted Translation-en                         
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/universe Translation-en                           
Fetched 16.9 kB in 10s (1,681 B/s)                                                                 
Reading package lists... Done

Now install corebird.

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# apt-get install corebird
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
..
..
..
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.14-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.44.0-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up corebird (1.1~really1.0.1-2) ...

To open corebird.

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# corebird

Corebird application launches.

corebird_application

Enter the twitter account info and select authorize app

twitter_account

Copy the authorization pin.

authorization_pin

Twitter features in Corebird.

twitter_features

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

does they provide notifications provided from twitter for corebird?

A

Yes they do hav Integrated Search, Mentions/Notifications to get notification for corebird

Q

What are some best alternatives for corebird?

A

best alternatives of corebird are Twidere and Choqok

Q

what is the purpose of installing the corebird in ubuntu?

A

Corebird is an open-source Twitter client developed in GTK 3.12, which can handle accounts and has all the main twitter features, including Tweets Streaming, Favorites, Lists, Filters, Integrated Search,

Q

how to add repo for installing the corebird in ubuntu?

A

add the repository to the system by following command'
# add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/corebird

Q

what is the next step of adding the repo for corebird?

A

run the below command installing the corebird package
# apt-get install corebird

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