Whatsapp installation

[lifeboy]

I want to install Whatsapp desktop on my Linux box. Before someone points out that I can run the web version... That doesn't allow phone calls and I want those.

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~$ wine --version
wine-10.0-rc1 (Staging)

I have tried 2 different versions of the installer.

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~$ winedbg runas /trustlevel:0x20000 C:\\users\\roland\\Downloads\\WhatsAppSetup.exe
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init wine-staging 10.0-rc1 is a testing version containing experimental patches.
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init Please mention your exact version when filing bug reports on winehq.org.
Couldn't start process '"runas" /trustlevel:0x20000 C:\users\roland\Downloads\WhatsAppSetup.exe'

~$ winedbg runas /trustlevel:0x20000 C:\\users\\roland\\Downloads\\WhatsApp_Installer_64.exe
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init wine-staging 10.0-rc1 is a testing version containing experimental patches.
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init Please mention your exact version when filing bug reports on winehq.org.
Couldn't start process '"runas" /trustlevel:0x20000 C:\users\roland\Downloads\WhatsApp_Installer_64.exe'

I see in the application database that there is not maintainer for Whatsapp. However, previously (I believe wine v5.x staging) could do this, so this may be a small tweak so get it installed.

There are many posts all over the web that describe the above command to run Whatsapp's installation as a non-administrator, but they all all for much older versions of both wine and whatsapp.

[lifeboy]

I have since realised two things:

1. Facebook/Whatsapp/Meta have moved their app to the Microsoft Store, so there is not classic installation file anymore. One can download (with some searching) the "WhatsApp Desktop 2.2449.2.0.Msixbundle" and extract the "WhatsApp_2.2449.2.0_x64.msix" file, which contains the whole application structure.

2. Wine doesn't have support for the .msix format yet, so the application cannot be installed anymore.

3. I have succeeded in installing the older version of WhatsApp, but when it load, it want to upgrade before it will continue and that process fails too, likely for the reason mentioned in point 1 above.

I have now reverted the plan B: Installed Waydroid and with GAPPS and then installed Whatsapp from the Playstore. It works and I one can make voice and video calls from it, which is precisely what I was after!

[osnieltux]

What camera are you using? Does it work on Waydroid? My webcam doesn't work for me.