I would like to install LINE chat platform on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system. Please, could anyone provide me the steps to successfully install this software?. I've been trying to install this software using wine but I couldn't succeed it.
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3Line is a Chat platform similar to Whatsapp and it's available for Android and Windows but does not support Linux at the first sight. However I've been doing some research and I found that people installed this software using wine.– birdmanCommented Aug 30, 2014 at 9:50
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2@VictorDoors It looks like you've answered the question: get wine, install line in wine.– mikewhateverCommented Aug 30, 2014 at 9:58
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The easiest solution is to install Chromium (or Google Chrome), and run LINE on top of it.
- Install Chromium for the Ubuntu repository
- Run Chromium
- Within Chromium, go to http://line.me click on "Download" then click on "Chrome"
- Click "Install"
- The LINE app should start, asking you to enter your password
LINE running on my Ubuntu via Chromium:
Please note that the Chrome LINE app is quite basic:
- As @Kasun points out, it does not support video calls. Actually it does not seem to support normal calls either.
- As @jeffmcneill points out, there are no threaded discussions, no calls, no multiple windows, and there are issues with animated stickers.
answered Aug 16, 2015 at 7:30
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this works but I am unable to take video calls? how to fix it Commented Oct 20, 2016 at 8:47
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There are many weaknesses to the chrome app version, including threaded discussions, issues with animated stickers, call support, no multiple windows, etc., etc. Commented Oct 2, 2020 at 19:02
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@jeffmcneill: Thanks, I included your feedback into the answer! Would you mind detailing the "etc etc" part? Even if it is a very long list, it is interesting information to have. Cheers! Commented Oct 3, 2020 at 10:12
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@NicolasRaoul because it is in a separate boxed chrome window, it doesn't maintain state (for example, allowing password to be saved using chrome password). The icon is very ugly/distored on the task bar (it upsizes the favicon). There are other oddities and annoyances. See the reviews on the chrome store app for more: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/line/… Commented Oct 4, 2020 at 3:07
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How can I open LINE extension in new tab instead of new window?– Jim ChenCommented Jan 28, 2021 at 3:43
After some research, here is a tutorial about how to install Line on Ubuntu 12.04
PREVIOUS STEPS
PREVIOUS STEP 1: install p7zip-full from the Ubuntu Software Repository
PREVIOUS STEP 2: Install vcrun2008 with winetricks. This second step is quite tough, here are the instructions:
Getting Winetricks (Note: Winetricks is also available from Ubuntu repository):
wget http://winetricks.org/winetricks
chmod +x winetricks
Open Winetricks:
./winetricks
An Interface is prompted select the default profile
- Select "Install a Windows DLL or component"; click OK
- Select vcrun2008S; click OK
- Follow the installation instructions.
LINE INSTALLATION
STEP 1 : Open a Terminal and create a new temporal directory and move to it:
mkdir line_tmp
cd line_tmp
STEP 2 : Get the last Line software version from the official website:
wget http://dl.desktop.line.naver.jp/naver/LINE/win/LineInst.exe
7z x -y LineInst.exe
STEP 3: Procced with the installation as state on this website:
inode1=$(ls -ilab | awk 'FNR == 4 {print $1}')
inode2=$(ls -ilab | awk 'FNR == 6 {print $1}')
find . -inum $inode1 -exec mv {} LINE \;
find . -inum $inode2 -exec mv {} resources \;
mv ./resources/res ./LINE
mv ./LINE ../
cd ..
rm -R line_tmp
STEP 4:
Go to your home folder
there is a folder named Line and inside the Line.exe file
Open this file with wine.