Best Linux Twitter Clients

Best Linux twitter client applications

During Hurricane Sandy, Twitter was used a lot for FEMA and local state emergency updates. So it really showed people the power of this communication tool. My current favorite is Hotot and Qwit for linux. See a nice review below.

April 12, 2011 By saugat 1 Comment

 

After installing the any Linux distribution people, twitter application comes in the priority list for the people who use twitter. Even though the recent Ubuntu has been socialise with the custom add of twitter, facebook or various other social application. I still prefer twitter application for my daily use. Twitter application gives you an easy access to tweet and do other tweet stuff in twitter. Before starting the list of twitter client application. There are various twitter client available with different platform some need Adobe Air  to operate whereas other needed different other platform. Therefore I am providing the list of twitter application that might be useful for Linux user with screen-shot and video review.


1. Hotot





Hotot is wonderful twitter client that is only available for Linux. It has friendly user interface with slide animation on each menu. The different navigation at button of the application give you easy access to all the things that you need in twitter.First home timeline show all the tweet of your followers. Mention list gives all the list of the twitter user who mention you in their tweets. Direct message show you all the message of twitter. There is another button called Re tweet and Re tweeted. where all the retweeted by others and retweeted by you tweets will show up other two menu helps you to search people and tweets.
Watch Video to see More about hotot




To install Hotot do the following:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hotot-team
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hotot

2. Gwibber





Gwibber is another great social application which not only include but lots of different social application. Its the great tools if you want to use different social networking. If you are using Ubuntu 10.10 or Ubuntu 10.04 it will be in default you don’t have to install. See the video for more information.
Watch Video to see more about Gwibber





3. Turpial

Turpial 

Turpial is a light weight Linux twitter client written by python. Turpial has different function like hotot However there are different other function that make Turpial awesome twitter client popular. To know more about Turpial function Please watch the video.
Watch Video to know more about Turpial






Others
Pino, Tweetdeck, choqok are other great twitter application. Tweet deck is multi platform twitter client which needs adobe air to operate. Its also available for windows and android. There are other large amount of twitter client. Don’t forget to mention your best twitter client through comment

Read more: http://freshtutorial.com/twitter-client-application-linux/#ixzz2BDO4MCKi

5 Linux Twitter Clients You Probably Never Heard Of

My favorite as of writing is the Qwit twitter client....And a nice review below from MakeUseOf.com

Ubuntu 10.04 was supposed to be “social from the start,” but anyone who gave Gwibber an honest try is probably a little disappointed. Facebook integration is buggy and Twitter – while generally good – will periodically simply not update.
If you’re anything like me you love the idea of Gwibber, but wish it worked better. As such, you may be looking for an alternative Linux Twitter client to use until they work out their issues. Maybe though, you’re simply ready to find a new program to be loyal to – regardless of what’s installed by default on your system.

With this in mind I’ve decided to profile a few of the many Twitter clients available for Ubuntu.


Adobe Air apps, such as TweetDeck, aren’t mentioned here although we’re aware that Tweetdeck works in Linux. This list is for native Twitter clients. Everything here loads quickly and does what you’d expect, so let’s take a look.

Twitux

This one, as you can see, sports a really simple interface. It also starts up quickly, which is certainly a contrast from Gwibber. Sure, these’s only one column viewable at a time, but you can quickly choose between your friend’s feeds, the public and messages directly to you. There’s no function, the program doesn’t show many tweets, and there’s no way to scroll back further that I could see.

Ubuntu users can simply click here to install Twitux; users of other distributions should check their package manager for “twitux” or check out the Twitux page at Gnome Live for downloads.

gTwitter

This one sports a really short list of recent tweets, shown in a simple interface. It’s a really quick way to update Twitter, if that’s all you’re looking for, but there’s no search function and no way to view more tweets even if you want to.

You can find gTwitter in your repositories, or Ubuntu users can click here to install.

Qwit

I like this one. Based on KDE’s QT4, as the name implies, Qwit is quite feature filled. It supports multiple accounts, and you’ll always see various tabs on the left allowing you to check out your feed, your messages and more. You’ll also notice a “more” button, very useful if you want to keep reading Tweet.

The program does a good job of tracking your API usage, meaning if it stops working you’ll know why. The interface can be customized, and the program even inclues URL shortener integration.

I highly recommend this one, if you’re looking for a good KDE Twitter client. Even if you use Gnome, this one’s awesome enough to use anyway.

Ubuntu users can click here to install Qwit, users of other Linux distributions need to only check their distro’s package manager for the program or download Qwit from the project’s Google Code page.

Alternatively, users of any Linux distribution can use the portable version of Qwit found over at PortableLinuxApps. This is particularly useful if you’re a Gnome guy, like me, and would prefer to not install any QT dependencies on your system.

Mitter

No nonsense here. Mitter comes equiped with a simple, two-tab interface: messages and replies are quickly accessible. Sure, the configuration is basic, and the Gnome-ish interface isn’t anything you haven’t seen before. But Mitter stands out because it can be used from the command line, which is awesome.

You can download Mitter from Google Code; you’ll even find a Debian package. Users of other distros may have to resort to compiling, sadly.

Pino

Looks nice, doesn’t it? Pino supports multple accounts, sports a simple interface and even comes with support for Ubuntu 10.04′s message notification indicator. You’ll see simple buttons for different screens, which is really nice. You’ll find URL shortening and perhaps some other things that can make you happy.

Find out more about Pino, including downloads, at Pino’s web site.

Conclusion

This is by no means an exhaustive list; I’m sure our readers can point out many more fine examples of Linux Twitter clients. Please feel free to highlight the best things I’ve missed below. Also feel free to ask any questions that need answering, because I want my readers to be happy. Let me make you happy.

Source: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-linux-twitter-clients/

Top 10 Twitter Clients for Ubuntu / Linux

It is not always easy to find applications for Linux, so came across this review of 9 Twitter clients. With the effects of Hurricane Sandy hitting the U.S. east coast, many people have been keeping up to date with Twitter on their phones and PCs. Below is the review...

Polly

Polly is a multi-column Twitter app for which OMG! readers chose a new name for last year. Since then, Polly learned to update your tweets in real time and developer Conscious User is planning add polish to Polly with reduced memory usage, the move to GTK3, better integration into Unity and enhanced customisation options.

Meanwhile, Polly 0.93 pre-Alpha is still a very capable Twitter client. It offers support for multiple columns, multiple accounts and near-instant notifications for public tweets.
It’s definitely one of the best designed Twitter clients out there.
Polly can be installed from the developer’s personal PPA. The usual precautions about 3rd party software from potentially untested/untested sources apply.
Open up a terminal and execute:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:conscioususer/polly-unstable
• sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install polly
• 
  
• website: https://launchpad.net/polly to download

 Source: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/05/toms-top-5-apps-for-ubuntu



I rushed to the Synaptic Package Manager hoping to find some Twitter client applications (apps) right away but very unfortunately none were listed there. Then I did a little research and found some good Twitter clients for Linux that work on Ubuntu.


1. Twitux (download)
Twitux is a Twitter client for the Gnome desktop. The program features include view public, friends and mine timeline, send message, automatic login, add friend and system tray icon.





2. gTwitter (download)
gTwitter a simple GTK+ based application for Linux, designed to interact with Twitter web service. Its written using Mono/C# and some of GNOME dependant libraries. GUI is inspired by Mac client Twitterrific.





3. Spaz (download)
Spaz is a Twitter client for users who value free, open-source software, attractive design, and customizability. It is built entirely in XHTML and Javascript and can be styled using a custom CSS styling file. It is built on the Adobe AIR framework so to install it all you need to have is Adobe AIR on Ubuntu (See the end of the post for this tutorial)





4. Twhirl (download)
Twhirl is a desktop twitter client, based on the Adobe AIR platform. It is one of my favorite Twitter clients as it really very easy to use. Scroll down to see how to get this app working using Adobe AIR on Ubuntu.





5. TwitterFox (download)
TwitterFox is a Firefox Extension that displays updates from your friends and lets you update your status. This extension adds a tiny icon on the status bar that notifies you when your friends update their tweets. Also it has a small text input field to update your tweets. As Ubuntu already comes preinstalled with Firefox so installing this Twitter app is as easy as a pie.





6. Twitter Deskbar (download)
Twitter Deskbar is a Twitter app that integrates with the Gnome Deskbar and lets you post status updates right from your desktop. The installation requires you to have Deskbar widget for Gnome. For detailed instructions please use the download link provided.





7. Twitter Terminal
This is basically a hack for posting to Twitter using the Linux Terminal. You will need cURL ( a client for getting files from servers) to post to Twitter through the Terminal which can be installed using the following command:
sudo apt-get install curl
With cURL installed, you can post to Twitter from the terminal window by using the following syntax:
curl -u yourusername:yourpassword -d status="Your Message Here" http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml
You will receive a response containing the XML coding for your post which acts as a confirmation that your post was submitted.


8. Alert Thingy (download)
Alert Thingy is basically an Adobe AIR app for FriendFeed but also works for Twitter as well. You can get status updates from your friends and can also post live status updates yourself.





9. Mitter ( Download)
Among mitter features are :

• clean interface: simple and easy to use
• supports docking on systray
• nicely integrated with GNOME desktop
• has console client

Bonus for Ubuntu users : mitter is also available from GetDeb.net one-click-install portal





All of these apps work brilliantly on Ubuntu so you are good to go with any one of these.

Source: http://www.thetechreel.com/2009/09/top-8-twitter-clients-for-ubuntu-linux.html

November Desktop

One of the great things about Gnome is the large number of desktop customizations and themes. Returned back to the Ambiance Colors theme with a spice of red. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 running the standard Gnome Shell. Below is a link where to get it. Many of my friends have been without power, due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy during the past week. So a black dark theme seems appropriate this month...

You can get the GTK3 theme Ambiance & Radiance colors here:
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/download-ambiance-and-radiance-themes.html