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Ubuntu twitter client update

steve — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:27:44 +0000

I switched to TweetDeck for my Ubuntu twitter client – it’s close enough to Nambu for OS X that it gives me a more familiar feeling.

Adobe AIR twitter clients on Ubuntu Jaunty 64bit

steve — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:43:15 +0000

So if you found this post, you probably had the same problem that I had. You installed the latest Ubuntu on your nice 64 bit hardware, loaded up AIR and got all the 32 bit libraries you thought you needed. Then you tried to load up your favorite twitter client ( which, on Linux, means it’s probably an adobe air app ) and found that you could not, for the life of you, connect to twitter.

Generally, you’ll find messages like “Could not connect to Twitter, check your firewall” or “Verification Failed”.

You check your browser, it works fine. You change your password and retry – nope, still not working.

Well, here’s the answer, found in a random comment on some random blog -

sudo apt-get install lib32nss-mdns

That’s it! Install that one library and you’ll be all set. AIR is still funky on 64bit but at least you don’t have to run Twitux now.

Twitter for Ubuntu

steve — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:31:35 +0000

Now that I’ve got my twitter account updating my facebook status, I hardly go to facebook to update my status. What this does mean, however, is that I need a good Twitter client whatever operating system I am on at the time ( Ubuntu at work, OS X or Ubuntu at home with an occasional Windows system ).

Having just upgraded to the latest Ubuntu after sticking around on Kubuntu Hardy for awhile ( Intrepid was scary ) – I went in search of a decent twitter client.

The first one I picked up was Twitux – it was easy to grab out of the synaptic package repo and installed quite easily. Inserted my credentials and away we go. Overall, it’s not a bad client. It’s a little on the plain side ( when compared to my flashy OS X client ) and it had an annoying bug of always showing my posts with the wrong face. It had taken a liking to Mr. Bond – and everytime I posted, I had to see his ugly mug up there. Replying to other tweets was also a bit weird, I missed having my little looping arrow to signify a reply – instead, you double click the message. It’s not bad but not it’s just not what I’m used to.

I figured there had to be something better. A simple google search brought up this page. After a quick peruse of the contents they’d gathered, I grabbed Spaz. I’m really not a big fan of Adobe Air and I generally stay away from applications that require it but in this case, it seemed that if I wanted to have a nice twitter client, I had no choice. The install was painless enough and after a minute or so, I was up and running.

It’s alot prettier client, it actually pulls in the correct icon for me ( no more ugly oklahoma boy ) and is overall, well, better.

Another recommended client was Twhirl but until I find a problem with Spaz, I don’t think I’ll need to switch.