Telegram Kubuntu 20.04 Installation – Step-by-step

Installing

2. 2. Downloading Telegram

   Download Telegram Messenger App for Linux

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

   
   Get Telegram App Linux.

3. 3. Extracting Telegram

   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. 4. Installing Telegram

   Installing Telegram App on Kubuntu
   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. 5. Launching Telegram

   Launching Telegram App.

   From Terminal:

   Telegram

   How to Create a Telegram Desktop Menu App Launcher

   Making App Launcher Guide

   Linux Desktops App Launcher.