Unable to Install Viber due to missing libssl1.0.0 package
for all the people out there who do not like to install the flatpak version and want to stick to the deb version, there is another way: since new versions of Ubuntu are shipped with libssl1.1
or have this package in their repositories, viber.deb
can be tinkered to state libssl1.1
as a dependency.
I cannot guarantee 100% that all dependencies are met, but retro-compatibility should function. I have also applied this method and so far I do not have any problem on Xubuntu 19.10.
Here is a short walkthrough:
Ensure that
libssl1.1
is installed:sudo apt install libssl1.1
Note: if a newer version of
libssl
is available, this should be used further on on step 4.Download
viber.deb
from the Viber webpage and copy it to a temp folder. I have used/home/<user>/temp
for this.Now we need to make some changes to the package, following this guide.
mkdir viber cd viber ar x ../viber.deb tar xzf control.tar.gz
Line by line this does the following:
- Creates a new folder named
viber
. - Moves to the new folder.
- Unpacks
viber.deb
. - Unpacks
control.tar.gz
.
- Creates a new folder named
Now we need to change dependencies:
- Open the
control
file with a text editor. Change on line 6:
libssl1.0.0
tolibssl1.1
.Note: in case of newer version of
libssl
use the new version (see step 1!).- Save the file and exit.
- Open the
Repackage the
.deb
file.tar --ignore-failed-read -cvzf control.tar.gz {post,pre}{inst,rm} md5sums control ar rcs viber-new.deb debian-binary control.tar.gz data.tar.gz
Install the new deb:
sudo dpkg -i viber-new.deb
Voila!
Viber installation on Ubuntu 19.04, 19.10, 20.04
Download libssl1.0.0 deb package from here and install it before installing viber (18.04 repository still contains it).
You could install this package by executing the next commands:
wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl1.0/libssl1.0.0_1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.0.0_1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb
Go to folder with viber (cd ~/Downloads
, for example) and install viber:
sudo dpkg -i viber.deb
Run the next command if viber depends on some other packages that have not been installed on your system yet:
sudo apt install -f
If you've encountered some viber launching issues (viber starts and crashes), then try to change display manager (to gdm3, for example):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm3
Viber's Flatpak solves the issue:
To Install:
flatpak install flathub com.viber.Viber
To Run:
flatpak run com.viber.Viber