How to Install Viber on Debian Stretch 9 64-bit GNU+Linux

Installing

2. 2. Downloading

   Download Viber Installer for Debian

   Viber .deb 64-bit Package

   Viber for Debian

3. 3. Installing GDebi

   Checking/Installing GDebi Package Installer.

   which gdebi

   If Not there (No Output) then:

   sudo apt install gdebi-core gdebi

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

4. 4. Accessing Target

   Access the Target location
   (Usually Downloads go in the Home folder or when Downloaded with Firefox may be into the Temporary directory /tmp/mozilla*)

   cd ~/Downloads

   Or when downloaded with Firefox maybe:

   cd /tmp/mozilla*

   To Verify that it’s there List the contents with:

   ls . | grep viber

5. 5. Installing Viber

   Then to Install Viber for Debian.

   sudo gdebi ./viber.deb

   Possibly Make a Viber Symlink for Launching from Terminal

   sudo ln -s /opt/viber/Viber /usr/local/bin/viber

   Launching from Terminal:

   viber

6. 6. Launching

   Finally, Launch & Enjoy Viber!
   Use the Desktop Launcher:

   

   If Not Launching then Fix Viber App Launcher.

   sudo nano /usr/share/applications/viber.desktop

   Change the Exec & Path as:

   Exec=/opt/viber/Viber %u
   

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor :)
   

Then you can fully Enjoy the Viber Call & Messaging on Debian Linux!