How to install the Telegram Messenger application on Linux

How to install the Telegram Messenger application on Linux

Telegram is a timely communication application similar to whatsapp. It has a large user base and many unique features.

Telegram Messenger for Linux

This article introduces the Telegram application and detailed installation commands on Linux Box.

Features of Telegram

• Supports mobile devices
• Desktop version available
• Third-party developers can access Telegram's application APIs ).
• Supports Android, iphone/ipad, Windows Phone, Web-Version, PC, Mac, and Linux.
• The preceding applications support highly encrypted and self-destroyed information.
• Allows you to view your information from multiple devices and platforms.
• The overall processing and message transmission are both extremely fast.
• Distributed servers are available worldwide for security and efficiency purposes.
• Open APIs and free protocols
• No advertisement, no subscription fee. -Free permanently
• Powerful functions-no media or chat restrictions
• Multiple security measures to protect them from hacker attacks
• Reply to specific information in the group. Use @ username to remind multiple users in the group

Why use Telegram?

Why choose Telegram when WhatsApp and other instant messaging applications provide almost the same functions?

Third-party developers can use APIs. More PC availability means you don't have to worry about typing on your mobile device any more. You can use your PC to make it more available.

In addition, you can connect to remote locations and collaborate with groups of up to 200 members to synchronize data on all devices, send various types of files, encrypt information, self-destruction information, and store media on the cloud, build your own tools based on fully available APIs.

Test Environment

We use Debian GNU/Linux and x86_64 structure tests. All the steps are smooth. The following are our detailed steps.

 

Install Telegram Messenger on Linux

First, go to the official website of telegramand download the telegramsource code package (tsetup.0.7.23.tar. xz) of the linuxsystem. You can also use the following wget command to download it directly.

1. # wget https://updates.tdesktop.com/tlinux/tsetup.0.7.23.tar.xz

Download the installation package, decompress the installation package, and enter the decompressed folder from the current directory.

1. # tar -xf tsetup.0.7.23.tar.xz
2. # cd Telegram/

Then, execute the binary 'telegram' in the command line, as shown below '.

1. # ./Telegram

1. On the first page, click start messaging ".
   Start Installation
2. Enter your mobile phone number and click "Next ". If you have not registered Telegram before, use the same number as you have previously entered and you will see a warning that you do not have a Telegram account. Click "Register Here ".Register Telegram
3. After submitting your mobile phone number, Telegram will soon send you a verification code. Enter it.Telegram Verification Code
4. Enter your name, nickname, and click "sign up ".Enter account details
5. After creating an account, I can see this interface. Everything is ready, even though I am not familiar with Telegram. This interface is really concise.Telegram Interface
6. Click create contact, enter their name and mobile phone number, and click Create.Create a Telegram contact
7. If the contact you entered is not found in Telegram, you will receive a prompt message. When the contact joins Telegram, Telegram will notify you.Telegram contact prompt
8. When a contact joins Telegram, you will receive a message (similar to the pop-up prompt) indicating that [YOUR_CONTACT] is added to Telegram.
9. The official chat window in Linux. Good experience...Contact added Telegram message
10. At the same time, I tried to send messages on my Android mobile device. The interfaces between the two are very similar.
    Mobile Telegram Interface
11. Telegram settings page. You have many options that can be configured.Set Telegram
12. About Telegram.About Telegram

 

Interesting points

• Telegram uses MTProto mobile Protocol
• IPhone was first released in 2013 (August 14 ).
• Figures behind the amazing project: Pavel and Nikolai Durov ..

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