Install Telegram Desktop 0.8.24 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA




Install Telegram Desktop 0.8.24 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora 22, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, CentOS 6, CentOS 5, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1, Mageia 5, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA  

Telegram Desktop is an open source, multiplatform, modern and free graphical application that allows any Linux user to easily and quickly talk with friends, co-workers and family members who use the Telegram messenger, from the comfort of their GNU/Linux desktops.

Telegram is a revolutionary messaging system that can be easily described as fast, highly secure, cloud-based, distributed, free, open source, encrypted, powerful, and cross-platform, available on all the important mobile devices (Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad), Windows Phone) and operating systems (Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows).

With Telegram you will be able to connect from remote locations, synchronize your conversations on all of your devices, create groups of up to 200 members, send documents of any type, send encrypted information that cannot be intercepted by government agencies, store media files in the cloud, as well as to choose to destruct certain messages.

What New in Telegram Desktop 0.8.24 ;
  • Improved sticker panel
  • New autoupdate check
  • OpenAL updated to a new version
  • Autoupdating improved
  • Bugfixes
  • Added sending voice messages
  • Fixed disappearing stickers
  • Translations improved
  • Fixed disappearing stickers
  • Voice messages recording and sending

Installation instructions:

The latest versions of Telegram are available as pre-compiled libraries via the project’s website, so we need to download the archive (i386 or i686 for 32 bit systems and amd64 or x86_64 for 64 bit systems), extract it, cd into the needed folder and run the telegram file. Also, it is advised to remove previous versions of telegram, move telegram to /opt and create a symlink, for an easier usage.

The below instructions should work on all the popular Linux systems, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc.

How to install Telegram Desktop on 32 bit Linux s ystems:
$ wget https://tdesktop.com/linux32
$ tar -xJvf tsetup32.0.8.24.tar.xz
$ sudo mv Telegram /opt/telegram
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/telegram /usr/bin/telegram
To start Telegram Destkop, open the terminal, type telegram and hit enter.

How to install Telegram Desktop on 64 bit Linux s ystems:

$ wget https://tdesktop.com/linux
$ tar -xJvf tsetup32.0.8.24.tar.xz
$ sudo mv Telegram /opt/telegram
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/telegram /usr/bin/telegram
To start Telegram Destkop, open the terminal, type telegram and hit enter.

After you have installed Telegram Desktop, start the app, type in your mobile phone number, write the confirmation code you have received on your phone and you’re done.

The source for Mac OS X is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.