# How to install Telegram on Deepin OS 20.7 or any other Debian-based Linux distribution?

`Revisited and updated on November 04th, 2023.`

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## Telegram

Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging app that allows users to send text messages, voice messages, multimedia files, and make voice and video calls over the internet.

It was developed by Pavel Durov and his team and was first launched in 2013.

Telegram is available as a mobile app for smartphones and tablets, as well as a desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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## Update the system's package repository

```plaintext
sudo apt update
```

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## Install Telegram

```plaintext
sudo apt install telegram-desktop -y
```

Output

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1694660852949/ef7c1aa1-b38e-4fc4-aa4f-f72c55dc8e0e.png align="center")

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## Check installation

In your terminal emulator:

```plaintext
telegram-desktop
```

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## **Final thoughts**

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