Facebook is surely the most popular social networking site with more than 150.000.000 users all around the world. In this guide I will show you a small application that allows you to monitor your Facebook profile without having to constantly check it through Facebook's web site. This application notifies you instantly when your profile changes. For the time being this facebook linux client is available only for Gnome users and I don't know if there is a plan for a KDE version.- One of your friends changes their status, profile picture or profile details.
- You receive a friend request, event or group invitation.
- Someone writes on one of your friends walls.
- One of your friends is tagged in a photo.
To run this software you must have the following packages installed pygtk, python-webkitgtk (or python-gnome2-extras) and python-simplejson. You can find them in your distributions repositories and install them through your Package Management System.
Fedora users open a terminal and type:
su -c 'yum install pygtk2 pywebkitgtk python-simplejson'
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope users open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install python-gtk2 python-gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop python-gnome2-extras python-simplejson
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex users open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install python-gtk2 python-webkitgtk python-simplejson
Now type in your email and password to connect to Facebook.
Allow notifier for gnome to access your profile information.
Now you may close the window and return to what you where doing.
When there is a change in your Facebook profile you will be notified with a little pop up. Enjoy this facebook client for Linux!
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This is a really cool application. But of course, I don't suppose it will work in my computer because my college has blocked facebook using openDNS. Do you, may be, want to help me out with it? I really need to access facebook because all my friends live there 
. I'm using fedora 10. Thnx.
. I'm using fedora 10. Thnx.
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March 16, 2009
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Yep, this won't work for you. However you can always try some other site which offers anonymous surfing such as http://www.proxylord.com/ . Check if they block them too although I can't guarantee that they won't take your facebook username and password. 
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March 17, 2009
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can me not works
Hey, Facebook notification monitor for GNOME can me not works. If clicked in FB login box to login button nothing happens - nothing progress bar.. (login and password is correct)..If clicked others link in you app, then app normal work (like in web browser).
Ubuntu 9.04
Ideas? Thx
Ubuntu 9.04
Ideas? Thx
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May 20, 2009
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I checked this in an ubuntu 9.04 installation and indeed I can't press the Login button. I've contacted the author of this Facebook notifier. If I find a solution I will update the guide. Thanks lemunzo.
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May 22, 2009
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I have sent an email to the developer of this software but he didn't replied... The last update is from March the 10th. He might have stopped working on this project. Sorry. 
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June 02, 2009
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DAMNIT! I want that
I really want that to work on ubuntu
I guess that works for Fedora
I guess that works for Fedora
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June 05, 2009
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Edit?
Dang no edit,
I guess i notice that somehow stop the javascript/flash work for that (window popup)
that button work for [removed](
I guess i notice that somehow stop the javascript/flash work for that (window popup)
that button work for [removed](
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June 05, 2009
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work around
To all those who are having problems with login button not working I have a work around using the gecko backend instead of the webkit as was discussed here:
http://github.com/nzjrs/facebook-notify/commit/078b3bc935276e59db21a21440f8994e83560c0d
To get this to work on ubuntu you need to install the packages:
python-gtk2 python-simplejson but not python-webkitgtk
also install python-gnome2-desktop + python-gnome2-desktop to give you gecko.
Now run facebook-notify.py as described above and you will have no problems.
http://github.com/nzjrs/facebook-notify/commit/078b3bc935276e59db21a21440f8994e83560c0d
To get this to work on ubuntu you need to install the packages:
python-gtk2 python-simplejson but not python-webkitgtk
also install python-gnome2-desktop + python-gnome2-desktop to give you gecko.
Now run facebook-notify.py as described above and you will have no problems.
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June 08, 2009
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Thanks for the information sammyd. I have checked it and it now works properly. I've updated the guide with the correct packages (you have put python-gnome2-desktop twice instead of pythong-gnome2-extras but the link you provided was enough). Thanks again. 
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June 08, 2009
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Thanks sammyd!! 
Axel, you got a tutorial python2-gnome-extras in plase python-gnome2-extras
Axel, you got a tutorial python2-gnome-extras in plase python-gnome2-extras
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June 10, 2009
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Oh, thanks lemunzo. I corrected it. Now the facebook notifier should work correctly for everyone! 
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June 11, 2009
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An easier way...
An easier way, if you already have python-webkitgtk installed in Ubuntu, is to edit facebook-notify.py, swapping the order in which backends are tried:
# import the backend module
EW_BACKEND = None
try:
# try to import Gecko module
import gtkmozembed
EW_BACKEND = "gtkmozembed"
except:
import webkit
EW_BACKEND = "webkit"
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