uninstalling whatsapp
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Delete the /usr/share/applications/whatsapp-webapp.desktop
file with the following commands:
cd /usr/share/applications/
sudo rm /whatsapp-webapp.desktop
whatsdesk is an unofficial WhatsApp client for Linux that can be installed with the following command:
sudo snap install whatdesk
To use WhatsApp on your computer:
Open WhatsApp on your phone.
Point your phone to the QR code image.
Author by
Eliah Kagan
Updated on December 14, 2022Comments
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Eliah Kagan 11 months
I have installed WhatsApp by following these steps:
Type
sudo -H gedit /usr/share/applications/whatsapp-webapp.desktop
in the Terminal.Copy the following text to opened screen:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open [Desktop Entry] Name=WhatsApp GenericName=WhatsApp Comment=WhatsApp desktop webapp #Exec=webapp-container --store-session-cookies --webappUrlPatterns=https?://*.whatsapp.com/* --user-agent-string='Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2228.0 Safari/537.36' https://web.whatsapp.com %u Exec=/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --app=https://web.whatsapp.com/ Terminal=false Type=Application StartupNotify=true MimeType=text/plain; # If you want icon, type path of icon # Icon= Categories=Network;Application; Keywords=WhatsApp;webapp; X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=WhatsApp StartupWMClass=web.whatsapp.com
Finally, for keyboard shortcuts to open it, create:
bash -c "wmctrl -xa web.whatsapp.com || /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --app=https://web.whatsapp.com/"
Now I want to uninstall this application. What are the steps to perform the uninstallation?
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Admin about 4 yearsSimply delete the Desktop entry you made.
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Admin about 4 yearsIf you need an alternative app then try whatsdesk which is an unofficial whatsapp client for linux. It's available to download from the Ubuntu Software Center.