Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop
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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)?
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@tim_g said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
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)?
not really - especially when many of use started using Telegram, it was a pretty crappy interface.
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But, unlike Telegram, group chat in Signal gives all users in a group chat everyone's phone number, Where Telegram does not.
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@tim_g said in Install Telegram Desktop on Fedora 26 and newer with Cinnamon Desktop:
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)?
EFF ranked Telegram as the most secure option when we all moved to it. Things like WhatsApp were considered very insecure at the time.
Because I speak to all people before talking to them on there, I'm not worried about their verification piece in practice.
