How can I update Gwibber to work with Twitter API v1.1?

Twitter deprecated v1.0 of their API on Tuesday and I’m curious to know if I can update Gwibber to work with the new API (given Gwibber’s Twitter function has stopped working). Would appreciate some assistance. Thanks in advance! Answer Here’s the fix in the comments https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gwibber/+bug/1190575 AttributionSource : Link , Question Author : user167796 , … Read more

Can I receive Twitter updates without granting write permissions for my Twitter account?

I want to configure a shared computer to display public updates from a specific Twitter account and hashtag. How can I do this without having to grant Gwibber write permissions to my own Twitter account? What I want to avoid is this: Answer Currently there is no Read Only (via the API) for Gwibber and … Read more

Can anyone recommend twitter client that support sock5 proxy?

I have already tried gwibber,twitux, destroy twitter,smuxi,gtwitter,choqok,qwit and hotot. only hotot could configured sock5 proxy but not all traffic over sock5 (I captured packets using wireshark and I found images link not be included.) Answer All programs can use sock5 if you use tsocks. They don’t even have to know they’re doing it. Install tsocks, … Read more

Corebird twitter client for Ubuntu 14.04

I have recently installed ubuntu on my laptop (wubi method) and I’m very pleased. All and all it does everything that I need, but recently I heard about corebird – a twitter client that looks spot on. I have been searching but I couldn’t find how to install it on ubuntu 14.04. Can you help … Read more

Video in Firefox loads and then pauses

Ubuntu 18.10, Firefox 66.03 Videos in the browser (youtube, twitter, reddit) load, and then pause. I can see any moment of the video as a still, but I can not play the video. Does anyone know a fix for this? I have tried installing flash, installing ubuntu restricted extras, gstreamer, and so far the behavior … Read more

Twitter command line client

I would like to find a command line Twitter client that has at least the following features : Retrieve my feed list Post Tweet List my notifications Is there an application, preferably without manually using curl and the Twitter API ? Answer This list is not exhaustive, there are other options out there. oysttyer This … Read more

Twitter “Authentication Error” Turpial & Choqok (latest versions)

I use Turpial a lot, but Turpial isn’t connecting at all. I can still connect to Twitter thru the OS app (no issues signing in through Online Accounts) and of course I can still sign in using the browser, but Turpial gives me an “Authentication Error” and Choqok fails to do anything. I’ve tried changing … Read more

Is there any Ubuntu twitter app that handles scheduled tweets?

I’m looking for an app that can schedule tweets for future times, rather than only tweeting now, as Gwibber does. I’m looking for a native Ubuntu app because: I’d prefer using something that’s free software and Web-apps such as Hootsuite have a limit to how many profiles you can manage before having to pay for … Read more