How to run Kakaotalk on Linux
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Thankfully, installing Kakaotalk has become much easier than before now that it’s 64bit.
Note
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As of 2021-07-08, unfortunately, there is a bug where if you have more than 2-3 lines of input in the chat window, Kakaotalk crashes. I have no idea how to fix this, and it’s pretty annoying. |
Preparation
For this, we’ll need to install wine and playonlinux. This guide assumes you’re using debian/ubuntu, but it should work the same for other distros.
sudo apt install -y wine playonlinux
Next, download the PC version of Kakaotalk.exe.
![Kakaotalk download page](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/kakaotalk_exe.png)
Install
Open playonlinux
and click Install. (Kakaotalk will show up here once you’ve installed it).
![Main menu of playonlinux](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/playonlinux_main.png)
Click Install a non-listed program
.
![Install a non-listed program window](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/playonlinux_install_nonlisted.png)
Click through the initial prompts. Then select Install a program in a new virtual drive
.
![Install a program in a new virtual drive window](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/install_new_virtual_drive.png)
Give it a name with no spaces, such as kakaotalk
or kkt
.
![Enter a drive name window](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/drive_name.png)
Don’t check any of these options, just click Next
.
![Pre-install choices window](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/pre_install_choices.png)
Select 64 bits windows installation
and wait a bit for the drive to be created.
Warning
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This step is important! |
![32bit or 64bit selection window](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/64_bits.png)
Select the Kakaotalk.exe
file you downloaded earlier.
![File selection window](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/file_select.png)
Continue through the Kakaotalk installation, just hit Next
until the last prompt. Do not hit Finish
before unselecting Run KakaoTalk
.
Warning
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Make sure to unselect Run KakoTalk before proceeding.
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![Kakaotalk installation completed](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/installation_completed.png)
Wait for playonlinux to scan the drive, then select Kakaotalk.exe
for the shortcut. Give it whatever shortcut name you want, like KakaoTalk
.
![Shortcut selection window](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/select_shortcut.png)
Now select I don’t want to make another shortcut
.
![Shortcut selection window again](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/2nd_shortcut_select.png)
Kakaotalk is now installed! You should now see this screen:
![Playonlinux main menu](https://s3.amazonaws.com/andrewzah.com/posts/2020_10_05_kakaotalk_linux/main_menu.png)
Double click KakaoTalk and sign in. Congrats, you now have KakaoTalk running on linux!