Install Telegram on Fedora 20/21/22

I can’t says anything more about Telegram, it was absolutely amazing. It is a secure, fast, private, and powerful messenger ¹. Moreover, it can be accessed from multiple devices (Mobile, Desktop, and Web), the thing that makes me adore it. I decided to install it on my Fedora 20 machine and only requires a few simple steps.

This instruction works well on all GNU/Linux distributions.

• Download Telegram for Linux here (32 bit or 64 bit depends on your machine).
• Extract file to /opt directory.

$ sudo tar xvf tsetup.0.6.4.tar.xz -C /opt
Telegram/
Telegram/Updater
Telegram/Telegram

Create executable file

$ sudo ln -s /opt/Telegram/Telegram /usr/bin/telegram

Now, you can execute telegram on your favorite shell/ terminal.

Create menu shortcut

• Download Telegram icon.

$ sudo wget https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png -O /opt/Telegram/icon.png

• Add the following script to /usr/share/applications/telegram.desktop file.

$ sudo nano /usr/share/applications/telegram.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=0.6.4
Name=Telegram
GenericName=Telegram
Comment=Private and Secure Messenger
Exec=telegram
Icon=/opt/Telegram/icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
Keywords=chat;messenger;internet;

Check Application Menu > Internet > Telegram , find your friend and start private and secure conversation.