Telegram Messaging Quick Start for Kubuntu Linux
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with Telegram Messenger App on Kubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus 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
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
Kickoff > Type “kons” > Return
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Download Telegram Messenger App for Linux
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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.
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Installing Telegram App on Kubuntu
Set the SuperUser as owner with:
(This for a System-wide Setup with Admin Privileges, for a Local one simply Store and Run it from within your User’s Home Folder)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
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Launching Telegram App.
From Terminal:
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