How to Install Telegram on Linux Mint18.3

To Install Telegram on Linux Mint18.3

Telegram is a free, open source and cross-platform instant messaging client that values user’ s privacy and data encryption. It has the advantage over Pidgin and many others messenger applications. It’ s focused on privacy and security, so it encrypts all messages and even lets them self-destruct if the users want that. It is so simple to install Telegram on Linux Mint 18.3 and this tutorial covers the ground on the same process.

Installing Telegram

First, you need to update the system by making use of the following command.

linuxhelp user # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease             
Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                           
Hit:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                  
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB] 
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Fetched 306 kB in 1s (186 kB/s)    
Reading package lists... Done

Once it is updated, you should add the necessary repository by making use of the following command.

linuxhelp user # add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/telegram
You are about to add the following PPA:
 Telegram Desktop for Linux. Both 32 and 64 bit.
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~atareao/+archive/ubuntu/telegram
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel
Executing: /tmp/tmp.IEcZgNiFgI/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
36FD5529
gpg: requesting key 36FD5529 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 36FD5529: public key " Launchpad PPA for atareao"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)

And then you need to update the system repository again.

linuxhelp user # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/telegram/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]                                                                           
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/telegram/ubuntu xenial/main Sources [1,228 B]                                                       
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/telegram/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [1,036 B]                                                                 
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/telegram/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [1,036 B]                                                                  
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/telegram/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [732 B]                                                                   
Hit:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                                                         
Hit:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                                               
Hit:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                               
Ign:10 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                   
Hit:11 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                     
Hit:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Fetched 21.5 kB in 6s (3,447 B/s)                                                                                                                           
Reading package lists... Done

You shall now proceed with the installation of Telegram.

linuxhelp user # apt-get install telegram
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  telegram
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 182 not upgraded.
Need to get 33.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 33.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/telegram/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 telegram amd64 1.2.6-0ubuntu0 [33.2 MB]
Fetched 33.2 MB in 2min 22s (233 kB/s)                                                                                                                      
Selecting previously unselected package telegram.
(Reading database ... 223888 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../telegram_1.2.6-0ubuntu0_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking telegram (1.2.6-0ubuntu0) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up telegram (1.2.6-0ubuntu0) ...
Telegram/
Telegram/Telegram
Telegram/Updater

The telegram has been installed, you can open it from your Linux Mint search field.

Type Telegram on the search field.

The Telegram application is now open.

Login with give your mobile number.

With this, the method to install Telegram on Linux Mint comes to an end.