viber under antiX (not snap or flatpak), via the appImage

 ολίγον περιπετειώδες διότι έλειπε

το libopengl0

oπότε:

1. εγκαθιστάς το

sudo apt install libopengl0

2. κατεβάζεις το   viber.AppImage

 από τον επίσημο ιστότοπο του viber

και ύστερα....... 

 

  antix1:~
$ cd Downloads

@antix1:~/Downloads
$ chmod +x viber.AppImage

antix1:~/Downloads
$ ./viber.AppImage

κι ανοίγει το παράθυρο του viber

 

ΠΡΟΣΟΧΗ ΤΟ appImage ΔΕΝ ΕΙΝΑΙ  .deb ΑΡΧΕΙΟ!!!

Unlike standard .deb packages that are managed by your system’s update manager (apt), AppImages are independent files. They don't have a built-in "Auto-Update" service that runs in the background.

There are three main ways to handle updates for a Viber AppImage on antiX:

1. The Manual Way (Most Common)

Since you are using a single file, you simply:

1. Check the Viber Download Page occasionally.

2. Download the new .AppImage file.

3. Delete the old file and make the new one executable (chmod +x).

2. Using "AppImageUpdate" (The Pro Way)

There is a specific tool designed to update AppImages without redownloading the whole file. It uses "delta updates," meaning it only downloads the parts of the app that have changed.

• How it works: You download the AppImageUpdate tool (which is itself an AppImage).

• The benefit: It's much faster than a full download.

• The catch: This only works if the Viber developers included "update information" inside their AppImage. If they didn't, the tool will tell you it can't find update information.

3. Using AppImageLauncher

If you plan on using multiple AppImages, I highly recommend installing AppImageLauncher. It integrates AppImages into your antiX menu and adds a "Check for Updates" option when you right-click the app in your menu.

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A Quick Warning for antiX Users

Viber’s official AppImage often requires a library called libfuse2 to run. antiX (and many newer Debian-based distros) may not have this installed by default because it's being replaced by libfuse3.

If your AppImage won't open, run this in the terminal:

sudo apt install libfuse2

 

Viber is owned by the Japanese multinational company Rakuten Group, Inc.

The app was acquired in February 2014 for $900 million. Since the acquisition, it has been officially rebranded as Rakuten Viber, though most people still simply call it "Viber."

Key Details About the Ownership:

• Current Owner: Rakuten Group, Inc., a Tokyo-based e-commerce and online retailing giant often described as "the Amazon of Japan."

• Original Founders: It was founded in 2010 by Israeli entrepreneurs Talmon Marco and Igor Magazinnik.

• Headquarters: While it started in Israel and was run from Cyprus, its legal headquarters is now in Luxembourg as an operating subsidiary of Rakuten.

• Current Leadership: The company is currently led by CEO Ofir Eyal, who took over in 2022.

Rakuten bought Viber to expand its "ecosystem," integrating the messaging platform with its other services like e-commerce, banking, and digital content to compete with global giants like Meta (WhatsApp) and Google.

 

webliography

 https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/viber-under-antix-not-snap-or-flatpak/page/2/#post-198522