How to install LINE (messaging app) on Ubuntu

The easiest solution is to install Chromium (or Google Chrome), and run LINE on top of it.

1. Install Chromium for the Ubuntu repository
2. Run Chromium
3. Within Chromium, go to http://line.me click on "Download" then click on "Chrome"
4. Click "Install"
5. The LINE app should start, asking you to enter your password

LINE running on my Ubuntu via Chromium:

Please note that the Chrome LINE app is quite basic:

• As @Kasun points out, it does not support video calls. Actually it does not seem to support normal calls either.
• As @jeffmcneill points out, there are no threaded discussions, no calls, no multiple windows, and there are issues with animated stickers.

After some research, here is a tutorial about how to install Line on Ubuntu 12.04

PREVIOUS STEPS

PREVIOUS STEP 1: install p7zip-full from the Ubuntu Software Repository

PREVIOUS STEP 2: Install vcrun2008 with winetricks. This second step is quite tough, here are the instructions:

• Getting Winetricks (Note: Winetricks is also available from Ubuntu repository):

  wget http://winetricks.org/winetricks

  chmod +x winetricks

• Open Winetricks:

  ./winetricks

• An Interface is prompted select the default profile

• Select "Install a Windows DLL or component"; click OK
• Select vcrun2008S; click OK
• Follow the installation instructions.

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LINE INSTALLATION

STEP 1 : Open a Terminal and create a new temporal directory and move to it:

mkdir line_tmp
cd line_tmp

STEP 2 : Get the last Line software version from the official website:

wget http://dl.desktop.line.naver.jp/naver/LINE/win/LineInst.exe
7z x -y LineInst.exe

STEP 3: Procced with the installation as state on this website:

 inode1=$(ls -ilab | awk 'FNR == 4 {print $1}')
 inode2=$(ls -ilab | awk 'FNR == 6 {print $1}')
 find . -inum $inode1 -exec mv {} LINE \;
 find . -inum $inode2 -exec mv {} resources \;
 mv ./resources/res ./LINE
 mv ./LINE ../
 cd ..
 rm -R line_tmp

STEP 4:

• Go to your home folder

• there is a folder named Line and inside the Line.exe file

• Open this file with wine.