{"id":5624,"date":"2016-02-07T15:51:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T15:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=5624"},"modified":"2016-02-07T15:51:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T15:51:55","slug":"how-to-install-birdie-2-0-beta-in-elementary-os-freya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2016\/02\/how-to-install-birdie-2-0-beta-in-elementary-os-freya\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Birdie 2.0 Beta in Elementary OS Freya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/birdie-twitter-app.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/birdie-twitter-app.png\" alt=\"birdie twitter client\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Birdie 2.0, an open-source twitter client for Elementary OS, now is in public beta, available in daily build PPA for test.<\/p>\n<p>This beta release features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An absolutely massive redesign<\/li>\n<li>Great new pop-out media viewer<\/li>\n<li>Automatically load more Tweets when you reach the bottom (infinite scrolling)<\/li>\n<li>A native Instagram photo viewer<\/li>\n<li>Circular avatars<\/li>\n<li>Direct Messaging with conversation views<\/li>\n<li>User account, hashtag, and link highlights<\/li>\n<li>The icons in the timeline switcher change to alert you to new mentions and messages<\/li>\n<li>Click the home button to return to the top of your timeline<\/li>\n<li>Stars are out, hearts are in<\/li>\n<li>Higher resolution images throughout<\/li>\n<li>and much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/birdie_2_beta.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/birdie_2_beta-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"birdie 2 beta\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">picture from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdieapp.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">birdie website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>How to install Birdie 2.0 Beta in Freya:<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"arconix-box arconix-box-yellow\"><i class='fa fa-2x pull-left fa-lightbulb-o'><\/i><div class=\"arconix-box-content\">Since it is a beta release, you may run into bugs and crashes. so if stability is crucially important for you, please wait until the final release.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Launch terminal from Applications launcher:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/launch-terminal.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/launch-terminal.jpg\" alt=\"launch elementary os terminal\" width=\"580\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Add Birdie daily build PPA by running below command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:birdie-team\/daily<\/pre>\n<p>Type in your password (no visual feedback when typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/birdie-daily-ppa.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/birdie-daily-ppa-600x104.png\" alt=\"birdie daily build ppa\" width=\"600\" height=\"104\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> Birdie 2.0 requires the latest version of Granite, so also add elementary OS Daily PPA for the dependencies via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os\/daily<\/pre>\n<p><b>4.<\/b> Finally run commands to update and install birdie, the last command will also install the latest Granite and other dependencies:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\n\nsudo apt-get install birdie<\/pre>\n<p><b>5.<\/b> Since the Elementary OS daily PPA contains other unstable updates, it is recommended to remove \/ disable the PPA after installation. <\/p>\n<p>To do so, launch <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> and navigate to <b>Other Software<\/b> tab, then un-check or remove the two PPAs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/disable-birdie-daily-ppa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/disable-birdie-daily-ppa-450x346.jpg\" alt=\"disable the PPAs\" width=\"450\" height=\"346\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birdie 2.0, an open-source twitter client for Elementary OS, now is in public beta, available in daily build PPA for test. 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