Objective
The objective is to install Telegram on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux
Operating System and Software Versions
- Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux
- Software: – Telegram 1.2.15 or higher
Requirements
Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required.
Conventions
- # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of
sudocommand - $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
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Instructions
Install Telegram via Snap
The recommended approach to install Telegram on Ubuntu 18.04 is by using the snap command. The following linux command will install Telegram on your Ubuntu 18.04 system:
$ sudo snap install telegram-desktop
Furthermore, you may also wish to install the command line tool telegram-cli to access Telegram’s API from your terminal:
$ sudo snap install telegram-cli
Install Telegram via Official package
Alternatively, you can install the latest version of Telegram from the official Telegram source package. Open up terminal and enter:
$ wget -O- https://telegram.org/dl/desktop/linux | sudo tar xJ -C /opt/ $ sudo ln -s /opt/Telegram/Telegram /usr/local/bin/telegram-desktop
Launch Telegram
You can start the Telegram application from your terminal by executing:
$ telegram-desktop
If you have installed Telegram via the snap store search your activities menu:
Search for the
telegram keyword and click to start.
Telegram on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux