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Native GTK+3 Twitter App Corebird 1.3 Released

Last updated: November 28, 2019

Corebird Twitter Client

Corebird discontinued! Try Cawbird as an alternative.

Corebird, an open-source GTK+3 twitter app, has reached the 1.3 release with some new features and build system improvements.

Corebird 1.3 changelog:

  • The build system will now check for gtksink
  • Remove libgee dependency
  • The compose tweet window will now save the current text on cancel
  • Allow self-retweeting
  • Fade loaded inline media in
  • Twitter wont send mp4 urls for their videos anymore starting August 1st, so support HLS videos
  • Query full-length DMs
  • Support muting in profiles

Corebird Twitter Client 1.3

How to install Corebird 1.3 in Ubuntu 16.04:

Besides building the software from source, you can install the latest release from third-party PPA, Ubuntu 16.04 and its derivatives are supported.

1. Add PPA

Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run the command below to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/corebird

Type in your password when it prompted and hit Enter.

corebird-ppa

2. If you have a previous release installed, just launch Software Updater and upgrade it after checking for updates.

upgrade corebird 1.3

Or run the commands below one by one in terminal to update and install Corebird Twitter client:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install corebird

3. (Optional) For those who want to revert to Corebird 1.1, the stock version in Ubuntu 16.04, purge the PPA via ppa-purge:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/corebird

That’s it. Enjoy!

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    2 responses to Native GTK+3 Twitter App Corebird 1.3 Released

    1. muhammad August 3, 2016 at 8:18 pm

      problem here
      Reading package lists… Done
      Building dependency tree
      Reading state information… Done
      Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
      requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
      distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
      or been moved out of Incoming.
      The following information may help to resolve the situation:

      The following packages have unmet dependencies:
      corebird : Depends: libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.11.2) but 3.10.8-0ubuntu1.6 is to be installed
      E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

      • Ji m August 4, 2016 at 3:02 pm

        Seems that you’ve Ubuntu 14.04 or Linux Mint 17.x, sorry to say the 1.3 release requires GTK+ >=3.16, and Ubuntu 16.04 or Linux Mint 18 is required.

        Run sudo apt-get -f install command to fix broken packages issue, and remove the PPA via Software & Updater under Other Software tab.