{"id":6973,"date":"2017-07-17T16:47:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6973"},"modified":"2017-07-17T16:47:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:47:27","slug":"install-wechat-desktop-app-ubuntu-16-04-higher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/07\/install-wechat-desktop-app-ubuntu-16-04-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WeChat Desktop App in Ubuntu 16.04 &#038; Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wechat-icon245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6974\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>WeChat is one of the most popular Chinese social media (instant messaging and payment services) mobile application developed by Tencent.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For desktop computers, there&#8217;s an open-source project, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/geeeeeeeeek\/electronic-wechat\" target=\"_blank\">electronic-wechat<\/a>, allows you to run WeChat on Linux, Mac OS.<\/p>\n<p>The application features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Modern UI and all features from Web WeChat.<\/li>\n<li>Block message recall.<\/li>\n<li>Stickers showing support.<\/li>\n<li>Share subscribed passages on Weibo, Qzone, Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, and email.<\/li>\n<li>Mention users in a group chat.<\/li>\n<li>Drag and drop to send photos.<\/li>\n<li>Behaves like a native app, based on dozens of optimization.<\/li>\n<li>Removes URL link redirects and takes you directly to blocked websites.<\/li>\n<li>Press Esc to hide application windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wechat-for-linux.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wechat-for-linux-600x352.jpg\" alt=\"wechat for Linux\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wechat-for-linux-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wechat-for-linux-450x264.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wechat-for-linux-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wechat-for-linux.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The app is available via Snappy store for all Linux distributions. For Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, and higher, do following steps to install it:<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching it from app launcher. When it opens, run command to install snapd daemon and snapd-xdg-open if you don&#8217;t already have them installed:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install snapd snapd-xdg-open<\/pre>\n<p><i> Type in your password (no visual feedback while typing due to security reason) and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-snapd-xdg-600x89.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"89\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-snapd-xdg-600x89.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-snapd-xdg-450x67.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-snapd-xdg.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then install the wechat app via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo snap install electronic-wechat<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-weechat-600x78.jpg\" alt=\"install wechat snap\" width=\"600\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-weechat-600x78.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-weechat-450x58.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-weechat-768x99.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-weechat.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, launch the desktop app from your app launcher and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/launch-wechat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"269\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/launch-wechat.jpg 498w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/launch-wechat-450x243.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove the app, run following command in a terminal window:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo snap remove electronic-wechat<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeChat is one of the most popular Chinese social media (instant messaging and payment services) mobile application developed by Tencent. For desktop computers, there&#8217;s an open-source project, electronic-wechat, allows you to run WeChat on Linux, Mac OS. The application features: Modern UI and all features from Web WeChat. Block message recall. Stickers showing support. 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