Installing
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2. Downloading Telegram
Download Telegram Messenger App for Linux
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3. Extracting Telegram
Right-Click or Double-Click the Archive and Extract it into
/tmp
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Or from Terminal:tar xvf ~/Downloads/tsetup*.tar.xz -C /tmp/
If you have trouble finding the downloaded file, see: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
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4. Installing Telegram
Install the Telegram App system-wide.
Set SuperUser ownership:
(For local installation, simply run it from your Home folder)sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/Telegram*
Enter your Admin password when prompted.
If you see “User is Not in Sudoers file”, follow: How to Enable sudoThen move Telegram to the system directory:
sudo mv /tmp/Telegram* /opt/
Add it to your system PATH:
sudo ln -s /opt/Telegram/Telegram /usr/local/bin/Telegram
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5. Launching Telegram
Start Telegram Messenger.
Run from Terminal:
Telegram
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