In this article we will be installing WordPress.com Desktop Client app on Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo Linux
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to install all prerequisites
- How to download WordPress.com Desktop Client debian package
- How to install WordPress.com Desktop Client
- How to start WordPress.com Desktop Client
Software Requirements and Conventions Used
Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
---|---|
System | Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo Linux |
Software | WordPress 4.0.0 |
Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
How to install WordPress.com desktop app on Ubuntu 19.04 step by step instructions
- Install all prerequisites.Start by opening your terminal and executing the following command to install all prerequisites:
$ sudo apt install libgtkextra-dev gdebi-core
- Download the wordpress.com Desktop app.Use your browser to download the wordpress.com Desktop app DEB package or use the following
wget
shortcut command:$ wget -O wordpress_app.deb https://bit.ly/2uUiTdz
- Install wordpress.com Desktop app.Next, install the
wordpress_app.deb
package downloaded in the previous step:$ sudo gdebi wordpress_app.deb Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading state information... Done Requires the installation of the following packages: gconf-service gconf-service-backend gconf2 gconf2-common libgconf-2-4 WordPress.com Desktop client WordPress.com Desktop Client Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:y
- Start WordPress Client app.Launch the WordPress Client app from activities menu by searching for
WordPress
:
Trouble shooting
In case you see the following error message:
/opt/WordPress.com/wpcom: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
or the WordPress.com desktop app does not start make sure that you have the libgtkextra-dev
package installed on your Ubuntu system:
$ sudo apt install libgtkextra-dev