How to Install and Access Facebook Messenger on Linux
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To Install and Access Facebook Messenger on Linux
Facebook messenger helps instantly to reach the people in your life for free. Installation process of Facebook Messenger on Linux and how to access Facebook Messenger is discussed in this guide.
To Install Facebook Messenger
Using wget command download the messenger package from the git hub page in your desired directory or home directory.
user1@linuxhelp:~/Desktop$ wget https://github.com/Aluxian/Facebook-Messenger-Desktop/releases/download/v1.4.3/Messenger_linux64.deb
--2016-05-15 01:33:15-- https://github.com/Aluxian/Facebook-Messenger-Desktop/releases/download/v1.4.3/Messenger_linux64.deb
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.252.130
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.252.130|:443... connected.
...
...
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 38138754 (36M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘ Messenger_linux64.deb’
Messenger_linux64.d 100%[=====================> ] 36.37M 158KB/s in 6m 55s s
2016-05-15 01:40:12 (89.8 KB/s) - ‘ Messenger_linux64.deb’ saved [38138754/38138754]
user1@linuxhelp:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i Messenger_linux64.deb
[sudo] password for user1:
Selecting previously unselected package messengerfordesktop.
(Reading database ... 176294 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack Messenger_linux64.deb ...
Unpacking messengerfordesktop (1.4.3) ...
Setting up messengerfordesktop (1.4.3) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
user1@linuxhelp:~/Desktop$ messengerfordesktop
Open " Facebook Messenger" and Enter your Facebook login credentials to chat with your friends.
Login
Now login using the Facebook username and password and then click continue
Chats
Start chatting with your friends by creating new message
Settings
Click settings to make the changes as per your requirement.
To turn on desktop notifications
Click turn on desktop notifications to get new notifications when you get a message.
Logout
To exit this session, Click Logout.
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