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:

  1. Open WhatsApp on your phone.

  2. Tap Menu menu or Settings Settings and select WhatsApp Web.

  3. Point your phone to the QR code image.

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Updated on December 14, 2022

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  • Eliah Kagan
    Eliah Kagan 11 months

    I have installed WhatsApp by following these steps:

    1. Type sudo -H gedit /usr/share/applications/whatsapp-webapp.desktop in the Terminal.

    2. 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
      
    3. 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?

    • Admin
      Admin about 4 years
      Simply delete the Desktop entry you made.
    • Admin
      Admin about 4 years
      If 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.