{"id":7715,"date":"2018-05-02T14:42:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T14:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7715"},"modified":"2018-05-02T14:42:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T14:42:14","slug":"liferea-1-12-3-released-install-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/05\/liferea-1-12-3-released-install-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Liferea 1.12.3 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 18.04"},"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>The Liferea feed reader reached the 1.12.3 release earlier today with various bug fixes. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.04.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Today sees a new 1.12 release which addresses some long-standing user concerns. One being accidentally marking all your headlines as read, we have no a confirmation dialog. Another issue addressed is that of custom download tools. The list provided is not always sufficient so we now provide a CLI command you can enter to use you favorite downloader. A lot of refactoring also allowed us to provide a GTK headerbar plugin for all fans of GNOME style window decorations.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lwindolf\/liferea\/releases\" target=\"_blank\">Liferea 1.12.3<\/a> release highlights: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added setting for custom download commands<\/li>\n<li>GTK Headerbar support via plugin<\/li>\n<li>Refactoring UI code to switch to GAction and GtkBuilder<\/li>\n<li>Item list view column order rework as a preparation for possible real column drag&#038;drop. Introduces a new DConf setting for the column order.<\/li>\n<li>Mark read toolbar button always disabled for search folders<\/li>\n<li>Please add a safety question when &#8220;marking all read&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Avoid exception in trayicon.py<\/li>\n<li>GnomeKeyring plugin fails to activate when keyring doesn&#8217;t exist<\/li>\n<li>Fix feed list selection after DnD<\/li>\n<li>Big Memory leak in date code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/liferea-gtk-headerbar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/liferea-gtk-headerbar-600x397.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/liferea-gtk-headerbar-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/liferea-gtk-headerbar-450x298.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/liferea-gtk-headerbar-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/liferea-gtk-headerbar.jpg 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Liferea 1.12.3 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>For Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 18.04, and derivatives, the new release is available in a third-party PPA repository.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from app launcher. When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/apps<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it asks and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mupdf-unofficial-ppa-600x76.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"76\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mupdf-unofficial-ppa-600x76.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mupdf-unofficial-ppa-450x57.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mupdf-unofficial-ppa.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then upgrade Liferea via Software Updater 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<p>or run commands one by one to install the Linux feed reader:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install liferea<\/pre>\n<p>Finally launch the news reader from your application launcher and enjoy! (Log out and log back if you don&#8217;t see the icon).<\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall Liferea:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the software, either use your system package manager or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove liferea<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the PPA repository, open &#8220;Software &#038; Updates&#8221; utility and navigate to Other Software tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Liferea feed reader reached the 1.12.3 release earlier today with various bug fixes. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.04. &#8220;Today sees a new 1.12 release which addresses some long-standing user concerns. One being accidentally marking all your headlines as read, we have no a confirmation dialog. 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