This article is going to take you through on how to Install Telegram Desktop App on Rocky Linux. Telegram is a freeware and cross-platform cloud-based instant messaging application. End-to-end encrypted phone and video calls, as well as optional end-to-end encrypted “secret” chats, are among its features. It’s cloud chats and groups are encrypted between the client and the server, limiting third-party network access.
We’ll use the following methods to install Telegram Desktop;
- Install Telegram Desktop App on Rocky Linux via Snap command
- Install Telegram Desktop App on Rocky Linux via TAR Binary
Install Telegram Desktop App on Rocky Linux via Snap command
- Snap is not installed by default on Rocky Linux. To install snapd, first add the EPEL repository using the command below.
sudo yum install epel-releaseSample output
Last metadata expiration check: 4:36:58 ago on Thu 07 Apr 2022 06:49:59 PM EAT. Dependencies resolved. ===================================================== Package Arch Version Repo Size ===================================================== Installing: epel-release noarch 8-13.el8 extras 23 k Transaction Summary ===================================================== Install 1 Package Total download size: 23 k Installed size: 35 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: epel-release-8-13.el 14 kB/s | 23 kB 00:01 ----------------------------------------------------- Total 7.2 kB/s | 23 kB 00:03 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : epel-release-8-13.el8.noa 1/1 Running scriptlet: epel-release-8-13.el8.noa 1/1 Verifying : epel-release-8-13.el8.noa 1/1 Installed: epel-release-8-13.el8.noarch Complete!
- Then run the following command to install snapd.
sudo yum install snapdSample output
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 102 kB/s | 11 MB 01:53 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 405 kB/s | 1.0 MB 00:02 Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Thu 07 Apr 2022 11:29:24 PM EAT. Dependencies resolved. =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Package Architecture Version Repository Size =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Installing: snapd x86_64 2.54.4-1.el8 epel 17 M Installing dependencies: snap-confine x86_64 2.54.4-1.el8 epel 3.3 M snapd-selinux noarch 2.54.4-1.el8 epel 484 k Transaction Summary =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Install 3 Packages Total download size: 20 M Installed size: 64 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages:
- Next enable snap using the following command.
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket- After that, create a symbolic link.
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap- Restart your system for changes to take effect.
sudo reboot- Next Install Telegram desktop using the following snap command.
sudo snap install telegram-desktop- Telegram Desktop can be launched using the following command.
telegram-desktop- Alternatively, it can be launched from the application menu.
Uninstall Telegram Desktop via Snap
- To uninstall Telegram, use the command below.
sudo snap remove telegram-desktopInstall Telegram Desktop App on Rocky Linux via TAR Binary
- Download telegram using the
wgetcommand below.
wget "https://telegram.org/dl/desktop/linux" -O telegram.tar.xz- Next extract it using the following command.
tar -xvf telegram.tar.xz- Move Telegram to opt directory.
sudo mv Telegram/ /opt- Then run the binary using the command below.
/opt/Telegram/./TelegramTelegram can be launched from the application menu.
- You have made it to the end of the article, Congratulations! You have learned how to Install Telegram Desktop App on Rocky Linux.
Further Reading
Read more on Telegram FAQ
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