Viber is a user-friendly cross-platform Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) instant messaging and video calling application for smartphones created by Viber Media. The Viber was firstly released for smartphones later they have made client available for Windows and Mac desktop operating systems including Linux.
Install Viber on Linux
Viber is very much similar to Skype in letting you to make free video/voice calls, send freetext/video messages, photo sharing, group conversations, sync contacts, share location with one-anther. With Viber users can also make HD calls to any Viber users on Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Windows, Mac, BlackBerry, iOS, Linux and many more over using 3G/4G or WIFIconnections. Currently Linux version is in development, and only they offer client for 64-bitsystems.
Viber for desktop allows you to do everything like you do on your smartphones and even it lets you to transfer ongoing calls between devices. Isn’t it pretty cool?. Here is the demo video ofViber desktop support.
As I said above, the official version currently available for Windows, Mac and beta for Linux (64-bit) systems. So, Linux users still needs to wait some more time for official release. But, 64-bitusers can install Viber using following commands.
For 64-bit Systems Only
# wget http://download.cdn.viber.com/cdn/desktop/Linux/Viber.zip # unzip Viber.zip # cd Viber # ./Viber.sh
Update:
https://www.unixmen.com/install-viber-in-linux-using-wine/
This one, however, did not work on my Ubuntu 14.04.5.
Apparently, there is now an official Linux version for Viber and is downloadable here: https://www.viber.com/products/linux/
The note says it has been tested on both Ubuntu and Fedora.
This one failed too. I try to open the .deb file in Ubuntu Software Center and I get an internal error.