Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service. In the following tutorial we will perform installation of Telegram messenger on CentOS 8 Linux Desktop
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to add third-party repository
- How to install Telegram messenger
- How to start Telegram messenger
Software Requirements and Conventions Used
Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
---|---|
System | CentOS 8 Linux |
Software | N/A |
Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
How to install Telegram messenger on CentOS 8 Linux step by step instructions
- Enable getpagespeed Extras repository:
# dnf install -y https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-el8-latest.rpm
- Use
dnf
command to Install packageskypeforlinux
:# dnf install -y telegram-desktop
- Start Telegram messenger from your desktop menu or by entering the following command on your terminal. Note it may take some time for the Telegram messenger application to start at first:
$ telegram