# Telegram Installation Guide for Deepin Linux OS 20.9 --- ## Telegram ![Telegram Premium é lançado e custará até R$ 24,90 ao mês](https://static.poder360.com.br/2022/03/telegram-aplicativo-vpn-848x477.jpg align="left") 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. --- ### **Let's get down to business** shall we? ![The-office GIFs - Get the best GIF on GIPHY](https://media1.giphy.com/media/BpGWitbFZflfSUYuZ9/giphy.gif align="left") --- ## Solution --- ## **Check your OS (optional)** This step is just to make sure you have **Deepin Linux installed.** ```basic lsb_release -a hostnamectl cat /etc/os-release uname -a ``` Output ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1698772856976/3bf1885b-0024-4886-a8b3-d6a891175205.png?auto=compress,format&format=webp&auto=compress,format&format=webp&auto=compress,format&format=webp&auto=compress,format&format=webp align="left") --- ## Go to the official website Go to the [official website](https://desktop.telegram.org/) or click directly on the following link: [https://desktop.telegram.org/](https://desktop.telegram.org/) ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1697938023897/f1176cc6-427e-4e16-bfd2-0d2439d319a4.png align="center") --- ## Download Telegram Click on the **Get TEelegram for Linux x64** button or clicked directly on the following link: [https://telegram.org/dl/desktop/linux](https://telegram.org/dl/desktop/linux) --- ## Update the system's package repository ```plaintext sudo apt update ``` --- ## Extract the file ```plaintext cd Downloads/ tar -xJvf tsetup.4.11.3.tar.xz ``` Output ```plaintext elitebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ ls docker-desktop-4.25.0-amd64.deb Others tsetup.4.11.3.tar.xz elitebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ tar -xJvf tsetup.4.11.3.tar.xz Telegram/ Telegram/Updater Telegram/Telegram elitebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ ``` --- ### Brief explanation * `tar`: This is the command used for working with archives (Tape ARchives). In this case, you are using `tar` to extract the contents of the archive file. * `-x`: This option tells `tar` to extract the files from the archive. * `-J`: This option specifies that the archive is in the XZ format, a compression format similar to gzip but with better compression ratios. * `-v`: This option stands for "verbose," and it makes `tar` provide detailed information about the extraction process, listing the files as they are extracted. * `-f`: This option is used to specify the file to be operated on, in this case, "tsetup.4.10.3.tar.xz." --- ## Check extracted files ```plaintext ls Telegram/ ``` ```basic elitebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ ls Telegram/ Telegram Updater elitebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ pwd /home/elitebughunter/Downloads elitebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ ls docker-desktop-4.25.0-amd64.deb Others Telegram tsetup.4.11.3.tar.xz elitebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ ls Telegram/ Telegram Updater elitebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ ``` --- ## Move Telegram binary ```basic sudo mv Telegram/ /opt/telegram ``` Output ```basic litebughunter@elitebughunter-PC:~/Downloads$ sudo mv Telegram/ /opt/telegram [sudo] password for elitebughunter: Verification successful ``` The `/opt/telegram` is the destination directory where we want to move the "Telegram" directory. `/opt` is a common location for installing optional or third-party software on Linux systems. This is a common method for organizing and installing software on Linux systems. After moving, the software installed in "/opt/telegram" can be run from there, and it may require administrative privileges due to the use of sudo. --- ## Create link ```plaintext sudo ln -sf /opt/telegram/Telegram /usr/bin/telegram ``` Output ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1697940659757/0528308c-2592-4c43-9a70-7f16ce010865.png align="center") The command sudo `ln -sf /opt/telegram/Telegram /usr/bin/telegram` creates a symbolic link from the `/usr/bin/telegram` location to the /opt/telegram/Telegram binary executable file. So, when we run sudo ln -sf /opt/telegram/Telegram /usr/bin/telegram, we are creating a symbolic link named `telegram` in the `/usr/bin` directory that points to the Telegram executable in "`/opt/telegram/Telegram`." This allows us to run the Telegram application from the command line by simply typing telegram. --- ## Check installation ### Executable file's path ```plaintext which telegram ``` You should be able to see something like the following: ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1697940983391/c5a3a508-e550-4e42-813a-bbccc0d26583.png align="center") --- ## Run Telegram ```plaintext telegram ``` You should be able to see something like the following: ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1697941121021/d54a7dfd-477e-4afa-9593-7f55b993da6d.png align="center") --- ## Check installation In your terminal emulator: ```plaintext telegram-desktop ``` --- ## **Celebrate** You've made it! ![The Office GIF - The Office Happy - Discover & Share GIFs](https://media.tenor.com/5F2BovYyscYAAAAd/the-office.gif align="left") --- ## **Let's become friends** * [**Github**](https://github.com/elitebughunter) * [**LinkedIn**](https://linkedin.com/in/alexandrecalacaofficial) * [**Hashnode**](https://hashnode.com/onboard?next=/@alexandrecalaca) * [**Youtube**](https://www.youtube.com/@alexandrecalacaofficial) --- ## **Final thoughts** Thank you for reading this article. 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