Twitter desktop client

Question

What is a good twitter desktop client for Ubuntu 12.04?

I've used to use corebird for 14.04 and 14.10. But it's some how buggy and it's not available for Ubuntu 12.04

Answer 1

There are quite a few (though I have not tried all of them in 12.04):

1. Gwibber

   To install this, run the following code in the terminal:

   sudo apt-get install gwibber
   

   although a post Install latest Gwibber (friends-app) in Ubuntu 12.04? says that the package is broken (I have not tested this)

2. Polly - supports in-line images

   To install this, run the following code in the terminal (more info is available at How do I install Polly?):

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:conscioususer/polly-daily
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install polly
   

3. Turpial - supports multi-column layout and multi-account

   To install this run the following codes in the terminal:

   sudo apt-get install turpial
   

4. TTYtter CLI, but not currently under development I guess

   To use this, first download the perl script from here to a location on your computer from where you want to run it. Then make it executable with:

   chmod +x <path/to/script-file>
   

   and run it with:

   ./ttytter
   

5. Birdie - Reported to be buggy in 12.04 but worth a try

   To install this, run the following commands in the terminal:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:birdie-team/stable
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install birdie