How to install Twitter for Ubuntu

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  • Post Updated: September 28, 2024
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Hello everyone, today you can download Twitter for Ubuntu and instantly have the ability to communicate with your friends, family, keep up with your favorite celebrities including certain presidents of countries.

Today we will actually share one of the best twitter clients for Ubuntu that we have found. While looking at which Twitter client to share with you, I found that Cawbird should probably be the only one we recommend to Linux users, and no, it’s not just because of the weird name but the software itself is regularly updated and I like the interface, it is smooth, fluid and easy to navigate, I prefer it over the traditional Twitter app on the phone or through the web. Let us know in the comments what you think about Cawbird once you decide to install it on your Linux OS.

How to Install Cawbird on Ubuntu

To install Cawbird on your Ubuntu system, follow these simple steps:

  1. Choose where you want to download Cawbird from:
  2. Once downloaded, follow the provided installation instructions for your chosen format. After installation, launch Cawbird from your applications menu and start using it.

How to Install Cawbird Using the Command Line

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. To install Cawbird via Snap, run the following command:
    sudo snap install cawbird
  3. Alternatively, to install Cawbird via Flatpak, use this command:
    flatpak install flathub uk.co.ibboard.cawbird
  4. Once installed, you can launch Cawbird from your applications menu or by typing:
    cawbird

What Is Cawbird About?

Cawbird is a modern, lightweight Twitter client for the GNOME desktop environment. It supports inline previews of images and videos, list creation, tweet filtering, full-text search, and managing multiple Twitter accounts. This app is a fork of Corebird, which became outdated after Twitter disabled the streaming API. Cawbird now works seamlessly with the new APIs and includes various fixes and enhancements.

Features:

  • Inline image and video previews
  • List creation and management
  • Full-text search and filtering of tweets
  • Support for multiple Twitter accounts
  • Lightweight and optimized for GNOME

Cawbird Screenshots

How to Uninstall Cawbird via Terminal on Ubuntu

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. To uninstall Cawbird via Flatpak, run the following command:
    flatpak uninstall uk.co.ibboard.cawbird
  3. If installed using Snap, use this command instead:
    sudo snap remove cawbird
  4. To remove residual configuration files, run:
    rm -rf ~/.config/cawbird

Other Ubuntu messaging apps you might like: Telegram for UbuntuSignal for Ubuntu, Facebook for Ubuntu, WhatsApp for Ubuntu & Viber for Ubuntu