How do I install Signal in Ubuntu?

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Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service developed by the Signal Foundation and Signal Messenger. It uses the Internet to send one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos.

user535733 · Answer 1 · 2022-08-28T12:15:29.557

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For all releases of Ubuntu 18.04 and newer:

sudo snap install signal-desktop

The snap is provided by the all-volunteer Snapcrafters team, a group of experienced and trusted experts from the Ubuntu Community who have been providing safe and secure snap packaging and regular updates for their adopted applications since 2017. The upstream Signal project does not provide a Snap package.

edited Aug 28 '22 at 12:15

answered Jan 11 '21 at 05:07

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score 27 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 11 '21 at 16:25

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Open your terminal and copy-paste the below command one by one

sudo apt install curl
curl -s https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list
sudo apt update 
sudo apt install signal-desktop

All credit goes to https://websiteforstudents.com/how-to-install-signal-desktop-on-ubuntu-16-04-17-10-18-04/

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answered Jan 11 '21 at 04:19

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@mubasshir00 concerning your credits: actually, these instructions can also be found (identically) on [Signal download](https://signal.org/en/download/#) page behind the link **Signal for Linux - Debian-based distros** (bottom right). – ojdo Jan 12 '21 at 10:14
What about ubunto 20.04 or higher ? – Eric Aug 15 '22 at 04:31
same way for 20.04 or higher @Eric – mubasshir00 Aug 15 '22 at 08:05
It doesn't work. – Eric Aug 15 '22 at 08:08
@Eric What errors did you get, at what point in the process? Help us fix it. – nealmcb Jul 03 '23 at 20:18

Filbuntu · Answer 3 · 2022-02-14T15:50:34.003

Apart from a deb package from the Signal PPA and snap package (sudo snap install signal-desktop), you can install it as flatpak (Follow the setup guide before installing):

sudo apt install flatpak  
flatpak install flathub org.signal.Signal

Once installed, you can run it from the menu or use the following command in the terminal:

flatpak run org.signal.Signal

If you don't have/want to enable/d the Flathub repository:

flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.signal.Signal.flatpakref

Source: How to Install Signal on Ubuntu & Other Linux Distributions

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 05 '23 at 09:18

Conveniently from the Ubuntu Software App (see below) as a snap package (no terminal command needed).
Once opened, type the Signal Desktop keyword in the search bar. Click on the Signal Desktop option available.
Now, click on the Install button available under the Signal Desktop to begin the installation.
For more details regarding the packaging, see comments of the other answer.

More details (e.g. how to remove it) and pictures, see Vitux page.

How do I install Signal in Ubuntu?

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