{"id":32688,"date":"2020-08-29T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=32688"},"modified":"2020-08-29T17:00:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T17:00:19","slug":"install-liferea-1-3-2-ubuntu-20-04-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/08\/install-liferea-1-3-2-ubuntu-20-04-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Liferea Feed Reader 1.3.2 in Ubuntu 20.04 (PPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/liferea-icon245.png\" alt=\"Liferea Feed Reader\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This simple tutorial shows how to install Liferea feed reader 1.3.2 via PPA in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Linux Mint 20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lwindolf\/liferea\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liferea<\/a>, stands for Linux Feed Reader, is a news reader for Gnome. The software is available in Ubuntu universe repository, but it&#8217;s old. <\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s the PPA for the latest 1.3 development serious, which so far features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New &#8220;Reader mode&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Embed YouTube videos from MediaRSS feeds<\/li>\n<li>Add support for subscribing to HTML5 websites without RSS\/Atom feeds<\/li>\n<li>Add MediaRSS support (e.g. Youtube feeds) to display descriptions and thumbnails<\/li>\n<li>Many UI improvements, bug-fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/liferea-132.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/liferea-132.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/liferea-132-450x281.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Install Liferea 1.3.2 via PPA:<\/h4>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Open terminal from application launcher and run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/apps<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type your password when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/apps-ppa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"128\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/apps-ppa.png 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/apps-ppa-450x103.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Then check updates and install the news reader via commands:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install liferea<\/pre>\n<p>or update the old package (if installed) via <i>Software Updater<\/i> utility:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/upgrade-liferea-450x328.jpg\" alt=\"upgrade Liferea via Software Updater\" width=\"450\" height=\"328\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/upgrade-liferea-450x328.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/upgrade-liferea-600x438.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/upgrade-liferea.jpg 823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>As the PPA also contains many other applications, you may remove the PPA either via <i>Software &#038; Updates > Other Software<\/i>, or by running command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/apps<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the feed reader if want via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove liferea<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This simple tutorial shows how to install Liferea feed reader 1.3.2 via PPA in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Linux Mint 20. Liferea, stands for Linux Feed Reader, is a news reader for Gnome. The software is available in Ubuntu universe repository, but it&#8217;s old. 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