Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) 1.12.4 was released a day ago. The new release brings smaller bug and security fixes.
Changes in Liferea 1.12.4 include:
- Add installable plugin to change accels
- Fix segfault on date out of range
- Fix Free Music Archive link in default OPMLs
- Switch from persistent to session-only cookies
- Fix unread count of vfolder
- Add etra keywords in .desktop file (syndication; rss; atom)
- Fix updating counters for remote sources
- Updated cookie usage hint in FAQ
How to Install Liferea 1.12.4 in Ubuntu:
For Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Linux Mint 19, 18.x, the new release is available in a third-party PPA repository.
1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
Type your password (no asterisks feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.
2. Then upgrade Liferea via Software Updater utility:
or run commands one by one to install the Linux feed reader:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install liferea
Finally launch the news reader from your application launcher and enjoy! (Log out and log back if you don’t see the icon).
Uninstall Liferea:
As the PPA also contains many other software packages, you may remove it by launching Software & Updates and navigating to Other Software tab.
If you want to remove the news reader software, either use your system package manager or run command in terminal:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove liferea
