How to Install Telegram Messenger App on Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS 32-64bit Gnu/Linux Easy Guide

Telegram Messaging Quick Start for Lubuntu Linux

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with Telegram Messenger App on Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS i386/amd64 Linux Desktop.

Telegram is a Messaging App with a Focus on Speed and Security, it’s super Fast, Simple and Free.
You can use Telegram on all your Devices at the same time — your Messages Sync Seamlessly across any of your Phones, Tablets or Computers.

What can you do with Telegram?.

• Connect: from most remote locations.
• Coordinate: groups of up to 200 members.
• Synchronize your chats across all your devices.
• Send: documents of any type.
• Encrypt: personal and business secrets.
• Destruct: your messages with a timer.
• Store: your media in the cloud.
• Build: your own tools on our API.
• Enjoy: feedback from your customers

1. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download Telegram Messenger App for Linux

   Telegram App 32/64-bit .tar.xz Linux

   
   Get Telegram App Linux

3. Double-Click/Right-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp.

   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvf ~/Downloads/tsetup*.tar.xz -C /tmp/

   But if you are in Trouble to Find it out then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.

4. Installing Telegram App.

   Set the SuperUser as owner with:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/Telegram*

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
   Then Switch the Telegram contents:

   sudo  mv /tmp/Telegram* /opt/

   To insert Telegram into the System Path:

   sudo ln -s /opt/Telegram/Telegram /usr/local/bin/Telegram

5. Launching Telegram App.

   From Terminal:

   Telegram

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