In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Telegram on Fedora 37. For those of you who didn’t know, Telegram desktop is a popular, fast, and secure instant messaging app that provides users with end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Telegram also supports group chats, voice and video calls, file sharing, and many other features that make it a popular alternative to other instant messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Slack. It is available for various platforms including Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Telegram desktop on a Fedora 37.
Prerequisites
- A server running one of the following operating systems: Fedora 37.
- It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
- SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
- An active internet connection. You’ll need an internet connection to download the necessary packages and dependencies for Telegram.
- A
non-root sudo useror access to theroot user. We recommend acting as anon-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.
Install Telegram on Fedora 37
Step 1. Before proceeding, update your Fedora operating system to make sure all existing packages are up to date. Use this command to update the server packages:
sudo dnf upgrade sudo dnf update
Step 2. Installing Telegram on Fedora 37.
- Method 1. Install Telegram desktop using Fedora Repository √
By default, the Telegram package comes in the default repository of Fedora 37. Now run the following command below to install the Telegram package to your Fedora system:
sudo dnf install telegram
- Method 2. Install Telegram desktop using Snap √
You can use the following command to install Snap to your Fedora system:
sudo dnf install snapd sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Finally, to install Kate Editor, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install telegram-desktop
For additional resources on installing Snap, read the post below:
Step 3. Accessing Telegram on Fedora 37.
Once the installation is complete, you can start using the Telegram desktop by launching it from the desktop application menu. Alternatively, you can launch Telegram from the command line (CLI) terminal using the following command below:
telegram
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Telegram. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the Telegram desktop on your Fedora 37 system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official Telegram website.