How to install Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat in Ubuntu 18.04 – A Best Instant Messenger App for Linux

In this article, we will learn ‘How to install Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat in Ubuntu 18.04 – A Best Instant messenger app for Linux’. Stride was a cloud-based team business communication and collaboration tool, which was launched by Atalianson on September 7, 2017, to replace the cloud-based version of HipChat. Stride software is available to download on Windows, Mac or Linux as well as Android, iOS smartphones and tablet computers. Stride features include chat rooms, one-on-one messaging, file sharing, 5 GB file storage, group voice and video calling, built-in support tools and 25,000 searchable message history. Premium features include unlimited file storage, users, group chat rooms, file sharing and storage, apps, and history retention. Premium version worth $ 3 /user/month also includes advanced meeting functionality such as group screen sharing, remote desktop control, and dial-in / dial-out capability. Stroud offers integration with other Athenian products as well as other third-party applications listed in Atlassian Marketplaces such as Guitthumb, Gift, Stand-bot and Google Calendar.

How to install Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat in Ubuntu 18.04 – A Best Instant Messenger App for Linux
How to install Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat in Ubuntu 18.04 – A Best Instant Messenger App for Linux

Follow the below steps to install Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat in Ubuntu 18.04 – A Best Instant Messenger App for Linux:

Before starting the installation of Hipchat Client we have to download the package from the official website. Use the below command to download the same.

mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ wget https://atlassian.artifactoryonline.com/atlassian/hipchat-apt-client/pool/HipChat4-4.0.1517-Linux.deb
--2019-06-20 19:52:16-- https://atlassian.artifactoryonline.com/atlassian/hipchat-apt-client/pool/HipChat4-4.0.1517-Linux.deb
Resolving atlassian.artifactoryonline.com (atlassian.artifactoryonline.com)... 52.20.104.143, 54.165.99.103
Connecting to atlassian.artifactoryonline.com (atlassian.artifactoryonline.com)|52.20.104.143|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 87537522 (83M) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘HipChat4-4.0.1517-Linux.deb’

HipChat4-4.0.1517-L 100%[===================>] 83.48M 1.75MB/s in 62s

2019-06-20 19:53:20 (1.34 MB/s) - ‘HipChat4-4.0.1517-Linux.deb’ saved [87537522/87537522]

As you can see below I have already downloaded the Hipchat Client .deb package. Refer to the output below.

mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ ls -l HipChat4-4.0.1517-Linux.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 mangesh mangesh 87537522 Mar 8 2016 HipChat4-4.0.1517-Linux.deb

Now we are ready to install Hipchat Client package. So let’s go ahead and install the same using below command.

mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ sudo dpkg -i HipChat4-4.0.1517-Linux.deb
Selecting previously unselected package hipchat4.
(Reading database ... 165357 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack HipChat4-4.0.1517-Linux.deb ...
Unpacking hipchat4 (4.0.1517) ...
Setting up hipchat4 (4.0.1517) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...

As you can see above we have successfully installed the Hipchat Client package. To confirm the same refer the below command.

mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ sudo dpkg -l hipchat4
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii hipchat4 4.0.1517 amd64 Hipchat - persistent group chat u

Now to open the Hipchat Client application just type the command hipchat4 on shell prompt. Refer to the command below.

mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ hipchat4

See the Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat snapshot below.

How to install Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat in Ubuntu 18.04 – A Best Instant Messenger App for Linux
Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat

You can also open the Hipchat Client application graphically using Search your computer box. Refer to the snapshot below.

How to install Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat in Ubuntu 18.04 – A Best Instant Messenger App for Linux
Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat

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How To Uninstall Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat Application in Ubuntu 18.04?

For any reasons, if you don’t like Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat Application and want to uninstall the application from your system using the following commands.

mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ sudo apt-get --purge remove hipchat4
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
qtcore4-l10n sonnet-plugins
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
hipchat4*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
After this operation, 373 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 166274 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing hipchat4 (4.0.1517) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
(Reading database ... 165356 files and directories currently installed.)
Purging configuration files for hipchat4 (4.0.1517) ...

That’s all, In this article, we have explained How to install Hipchat Client Atlassian Hipchat in Ubuntu 18.04. I hope you enjoy this article. If you like this article, then just share it. If you have any questions about this article, please comment

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