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How to install instant messaging application Telegram Messenger in Linux system? aiming at this problem, this article introduces the corresponding analysis and solution in detail, hoping to help more partners who want to solve this problem to find a more simple and feasible method.

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

Telegram Messenger for Linux

This article allows you to learn about the Telegram application and the detailed installation commands on Linux Box.

Characteristics of Telegram

Support for mobile Devic

There is a desktop version

Third-party developers can access Telegram's application program interface (API).

Support for Android, iphone/ipad, Windows Phone, Web-Version, PC, Mac and Linux.

The above applications support high encryption and self-destruction of information.

Allows you to view your information from a variety of devices and platforms.

The overall processing and message delivery are very fast.

For security and efficiency, there are distributed servers around the world

Open API and Free Protocol

No advertising, no subscription fee. -permanent free

Powerful-no media and chat restrictions

A variety of security measures to protect it from hackers

Reply to specific messages in the group. Use @ username to remind multiple users in the group

Why use Telegram?

Why choose Telegram when almost the same functionality is provided by WhatsApp and other instant messaging applications?

It is sufficient that third-party developers can use API. More PC availability means you don't have to worry about typing on your mobile device, you can use your PC, which means more usability.

In addition, support for connecting remote locations, collaboration-groups of up to 200 members, synchronizing on all devices, sending various types of files, message encryption, self-destructing messages, storing media on the cloud, building your own tools based on fully available API.

Test environment

We tested it with Debian GNU/Linux, x86x6x64 structure, and all the steps went smoothly. Here are our detailed steps.

Install Telegram Messenger on Linux

First of all, go to Telegram's official website to download the Linux version of the Telegram source package (tsetup.0.7.23.tar.xz), or you can download it directly using the following wget command.

The code is as follows:

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

After downloading the installation package, extract the installation package and enter the unzipped folder from the current directory.

The code is as follows:

# tar-xf tsetup.0.7.23.tar.xz

# cd Telegram/

Then, execute the binary 'Telegram'.' on the command line as shown below

The code is as follows:

#. / Telegram

On the first interface, click "START MESSAGING".

Start installation

Enter your mobile phone number and click "Next". If you have not signed up for Telegram before, use the same number you entered before and you will see a warning that you do not have a Telegram account. Click "Register Here".

Register for Telegram

After submitting your mobile phone number, Telegram will send you a CAPTCHA soon. You need to enter it.

Telegram verification code

Enter your name, nickname and click "SIGN UP".

Enter account details

After I created a new account, I saw this interface. Everything is ready, although I am not familiar with Telegram yet. This interface is really simple.

Telegram interface

Click New contact, enter their name and mobile phone number, and click New when you are finished.

Create a new Telegram contact

If the contact you entered is not already in Telegram, you will receive a prompt and Telegram will notify you when the contact joins Telegram.

Telegram contact Tip

When the contact joins Telegram, you will receive a message (similar to a pop-up prompt) indicating that [YOUR_CONTACT] has joined Telegram.

Formal chat window on the Linux system. It was a good experience...

Contact join Telegram message

At the same time, I try to send messages on my Android mobile device, and the interface between the two is very similar.

Mobile Telegram interface

Telegram settings page. You have a lot of options that can be configured.

Set up Telegram

About Telegram.

This is the answer to the question about how to install the instant messaging application Telegram Messenger in the Linux system. I hope the above content can be of some help to you. If you still have a lot of doubts to be solved, you can follow the industry information channel for more related knowledge.

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