Any tips on installing Whatsapp on Bionic 64?

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Any tips on installing Whatsapp on Bionic 64?

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hi all,
an overseas cousin is suggesting i install whatsapp.
i have only my desktop computer as poss target.
i think that phone and email are working fine for me
and my cousin. ant comments welcome.
thanks, mm

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Re: any tips re installing whatsapp on bionic 64

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See the thread here, viewtopic.php?t=1437, about WhatsDesk.

Just tried the version I concocted for this post, viewtopic.php?p=63149&sid=2f7fe28ac5907 ... fae#p63149 It opened under Bookworm64. But I don't have a WhatsApp account which, IIRC, I'd have had to setup under Android to use it.

My build was version 3.8. The download link now is for version 3.9. As my post notes, this application is 'electron' based: that is uses the same framework Google uses to build Chrome. The current version may require glibc libraries newer than bionic64 provides. An older version may not --no longer-- be acceptable.

Just checked about addons to firefox/midori. There are a lot having to do with Whatsapp. Don't know which you'd want.

Some experimentation for you to do. Let us know what you find.

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Re: any tips re installing whatsapp on bionic 64

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thanks, mikeslr.

i just as soon not have it.
i read about it. another popular
high profile convenience needing
frequent attn regarding privacy
settings....i'm sure yr info is spot on.
if not you correct pronto.
maybe it will help another.
thanks again, mm

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