Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop
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Instructions still valid for Fedora 27.
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If security is actually a concern everyone should check out Signal. It uses double ratchet and does not store your messages. The apps now have group chat, group video chat, disappearing messages, its completely open source and they now have desktop apps, not just the browser apps.
There is now desktop apps for WIndows, Mac, and Debian based Linux or any distro that supports APT, though I havent tried it. So I dont know about how it would work on Fedora
WhatsApp and Facebook secret chats use Signal protocol. Telegram still stores your messages by default in clear text on their servers, and even when using secret chat the encryption model is not nearly as sound as Signal protocol.
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My wife and I and some family uses Signal.
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I've been considering Signal - now the question is - can I get all the ML users to move away from Telegram?
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@dashrender said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
I've been considering Signal - now the question is - can I get all the ML users to move away from Telegram?
It looks like a good Viber replacement. I'm game to try it in my family.
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@dashrender said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
I've been considering Signal - now the question is - can I get all the ML users to move away from Telegram?
The double ratchet method provides error correcting encryption. Even if a key/session is compromised (unlikely) it is resolved withing the next transaction.
There are group chats now and the apps have really came along. Should start another Signal thread for anyone who wants to add each other
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Aw, no Linux version... bummer.
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@dashrender said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
Aw, no Linux version... bummer.
There is. There’s a flatpak and a deb package.
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However that is a big advantage (at least for me) for Telegram. You get a tarball with two bin files. Telegram and the updater. Updates are automatic and nothing needs “installed.” They also have a web version which is a nice feature.
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ok I didn't scroll down the page enough.. I see the debian info there.
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Is there a Telegram group chat for ML?
May be less secure but for this situation may be a better use case...
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@bigbear said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
Is there a Telegram group chat for ML?
May be less secure but for this situation may be a better use case...
Yes. Just called MangoLassi. It is a public group.
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@jaredbusch said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
@bigbear said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
Is there a Telegram group chat for ML?
May be less secure but for this situation may be a better use case...
Yes. Just called MangoLassi. It is a public group.
Dash invited me in, he and I are just talking private chat at the moment.
Looks WAY better.
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@bigbear said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
@jaredbusch said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
@bigbear said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
Is there a Telegram group chat for ML?
May be less secure but for this situation may be a better use case...
Yes. Just called MangoLassi. It is a public group.
Dash invited me in, he and I are just talking private chat at the moment.
Looks WAY better.
Ya I like it a lot. I’m glad I found it early last year. It’s nice for cross platform normal chat.
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@stacksofplates said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
@bigbear said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
@jaredbusch said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
@bigbear said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
Is there a Telegram group chat for ML?
May be less secure but for this situation may be a better use case...
Yes. Just called MangoLassi. It is a public group.
Dash invited me in, he and I are just talking private chat at the moment.
Looks WAY better.
Ya I like it a lot. I’m glad I found it early last year. It’s nice for cross platform normal chat.
I think I downloaded it in 2014 or early 2015. Everything looked a lot weirder then. Now it looks a lot more polished.
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Alright, I'm on Telegram now. Same username as here.
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I am on telegram as well.
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I'm the same too
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It's like Messages for the Mac, but cross platform.
Love it.
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Telegram has a whole lot of RED in that messaging app chart... why are we all switching to Telegram now? Is it just because of the interface? Is that enough of a reason to dramatically lessen your cares of security (according to that chart)?
