Hello Linux Geeksters.
In this article I will show you how to install the Facebook Desktop Application on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail and Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander.
The desktop Application for Facebook I am talking about in this article displays the facebook profile and offers many features, like buttons, friend requests, messages, groups, games, notifications, interests and many others.
This app is written in Python and GTK.
How to install Facebook application on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail and Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander:
Before we start the installation of the facebook app, we have to install the needed dependencies: gir1.2-launchpad-integration-3.0, liblaunchpad-integration-3.0-1, liblaunchpad-integration-common.
Download the dependencies, for 32 bit systems:
$ wget -c mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/universe/l/launchpad-integration/gir1.2-launchpad-integration-3.0_0.1.56.2_i386.deb
$ wget -c .pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/universe/l/launchpad-integration/liblaunchpad-integration-3.0-1_0.1.56.2_i386.deb
$ wget -c mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/universe/l/launchpad-integration/liblaunchpad-integration-common_0.1.56.2_all.deb
Download the dependencies, for 64 bit systems:
$ wget -c mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/universe/l/launchpad-integration/gir1.2-launchpad-integration-3.0_0.1.56.2_amd64.deb
$ wget -c mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/universe/l/launchpad-integration/liblaunchpad-integration-3.0-1_0.1.56.2_amd64.deb
$ wget -c mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/universe/l/launchpad-integration/liblaunchpad-integration-common_0.1.56.2_all.deb
Install the dependencies:
$ sudo dpkg -i launchpad-integration*.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i liblaunchpad-integration*.deb
Now that we have finished installing the dependencies, let’s install Facebook App.
Add the Facebook App PPA:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:folke-schwinning/personal
Update the repo index:
$ sudo apt-get update
Install desktop-facebook:
$ sudo apt-get install desktop-facebook
This is it, enjoy.