whatsapp-for-linux
An unofficial WhatsApp linux client written in C++ with the help of gtkmm-3.0 and webkit2.
Using whatsapp-for-linux
Check out releases for available packages.
Contributing
Please read CONTRIBUTING.md.
Dependencies
- cmake >= 3.8
- gtkmm-3.0
- webkit2gtk-4.0
- appindicator3-0.1
Build & Run
Development
- Create a debug build directory and go into it.
mkdir -p build/debug && cd build/debug
- Build cmake.
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ../..
- Build makefile.
make
- Run.
./whatsapp-for-linux
Local installation
If you want to install it locally, use make install
inside the build directory after
building (You'll probably need administrator privileges for this).
Packaging
In order for the packages to get the version information, build cmake before generating any package.
Debian
Run dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -ui
.
Snap
Run snapcraft
.