Cutegram 2.7.1 Released, Available for Ubuntu and Linux MInt
Install Cutegram 2.7.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17
Cutegram is a completely free and open source graphical software project that has been designed from the offset to act as a Linux client for the Telegram messaging service. It offers an attractive and modern graphical user interface implemented in Qt.
Features at a glance
Key features include support for sending and receiving files, support for the system tray area of many open source desktop environments, native desktop notifications, customizable fonts, Twitter emojis, as well as support for all GNU/Linux operating systems.
Additionally, the software comes with complete drag & drop support for sending files, deleting messages and forwarding messages, an experimental secret chat, and a smooth and beautiful graphical user interface based on the latest QML technologies.
Another interesting features is that the program is independent of a desktop environment, thus supporting GNOME, KDE, Xfce, LXDE, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt, Openbox, Fluxbox, and other open source desktop environments/window managers.
What New in Cutegram 2.7.1:
- Fix the map bugs, rendered blurry
- Add emojione to the emojis
- Improve window border on the OSX
- Fix mute/unmute problem
- Fix link and tag highlighter problems
- Many improve on the libqtelegram-ae and TelegramQML libraries
- Many other improvements and Bugfixes
- It's the last release of the Cutegram 2.x. We're working on the Cutegram 3.x series with many new features and improvements.
Install Cutegram 2.7.1 on Ubuntu and Linux MInt :
Because it is available via PPA, installing Cutegram 2.7.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the vlc package. Like this:sudo add-apt-repository ppa:aseman/desktop-apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cutegram
Optional, to remove cutegram, do:
sudo apt-get remove cutegram
to install Cutegram 2.7.1 with single file deb extension on Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
Ubuntu 32 bit ;
wget http://aseman.co/downloads/cutegram/2/cutegram_2.7.1-1-i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i cutegram_2.7.1-1-i386.deb
sudo rm -rf cutegram_2.7.1-1-i386.deb
Ubuntu 64 bit ;
wget http://aseman.co/downloads/cutegram/2/cutegram_2.7.1-1-amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i cutegram_2.7.1-1-amd64.deb
sudo rm -rf cutegram_2.7.1-1-amd64.deb
In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get install -fThe source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.
