

WebApps PPA -Telegram version using the ppa:costales/unity-webapps-telegram PPA which uses the Unity WebApp Browser (Webogram).

Send Audio Recordings on the fly Yes Yes No YesĬopy/Paste To/From Clipboard Yes Yes Yes YesĬompatible with Latest Ubuntu No Yes Yes Yes Support Download/Upload Files Yes Yes Yes Yes Support URL Links / Opening Browser Yes Yes Yes Yes Time between Updates Weeks Days Days MinutesĮasily execute from Launcher/Dash Yes Yes Yes Yes Updated Frequently / Faster No Yes No Yes TELEGRAM VERSION DIFFERENCES WebApps | Desktop PPA | Chrome PPA | OfficialĬan use Telegram Update Feature No Yes No Yes You type this code to the Ubuntu app or Chrome app and you are done. In both cases you will only get asked once for your telephone number and a message carrying a 5 digit code will arrive on your phone. the app should appear on the App list in the Google chrome as Webogram like such: Sudo apt-get install unity-webapps-telegramĪnother way of using Telegram on your Ubuntu PC is through the Chrome Store and search for Telegram, or click on the Google Store Telegram Link. There is a PPA that can be used to work on Telegram and is based on the Webogram: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:costales/unity-webapps-telegram

This PPA is based on the Official Telegram Desktop in Telegram WebApps (Via PPA) You can copy/paste text and do everything easily. You can Drag/Drop images, files, videos and more. It works perfectly and integrates well with Ubuntu (Including Unity Launcher and Panel). This should make the Telegram Desktop version appear on the Ubuntu Dash. If you encounter any issue like Telegram not opening the Desktop version, but instead the Web version, run the following: snap run telegram-desktop You will see an option called "Telegram Desktop". To run, simply open Dash and type Telegram. To install Telegram via snap, you can simply do the following: sudo snap install telegram-desktop Doing it this way you would then need to execute Telegram at least once from within the uncompressed folder. Or you would go to the official site and download the tar package from there and untar/uncompress the file either on your HOME folder or in the /opt folder (Whichever you want). Which you can do it 2 ways, either using the PPA way, which you would simply run the following lines: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/telegram Sudo snap install telegram-desktop Telegram Desktop You can also go to the terminal and type:

Now click on the telegram-desktop package to install it. If you are using Ubuntu 16.04 and up, you can go to Software Center and search for telegram. You have several GUI options: Telegram Software Center
