{"id":7874,"date":"2021-02-09T23:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=7874"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:12:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:12:25","slug":"install-signal-messenger-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-signal-messenger-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Signal Messenger on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1026\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-signal-ubuntu-20.04.png\" alt=\"Install Signal Messenger on Ubuntu 20.04\" class=\"wp-image-7920\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-signal-ubuntu-20.04.png?v=1612904061 1026w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-signal-ubuntu-20.04-768x276.png?v=1612904061 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-signal-ubuntu-20.04-150x54.png?v=1612904061 150w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-signal-ubuntu-20.04-300x108.png?v=1612904061 300w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/install-signal-ubuntu-20.04-696x250.png?v=1612904061 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow through this guide to learn how to install Signal messenger on Ubuntu 20.04. <em><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Signal<\/a> is a cross-platform centralized encrypted messaging service developed by the Signal Technology Foundation and Signal Messenger LLC. It uses the Internet to send one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#installing-signal-messenger-on-ubuntu-20-04\">Installing Signal Messenger on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#signal-messenger-features\">Signal Messenger Features<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#install-signal-on-ubuntu-20-04-from-official-signal-repositories\">Install Signal on Ubuntu 20.04 from Official Signal Repositories<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#install-signal-on-ubuntu-20-04-from-snap-packages\">Install Signal on Ubuntu 20.04 from Snap packages<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#running-signal-desktop-app-on-ubuntu\">Running Signal Desktop App on Ubuntu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#other-tutorials\">Other Tutorials<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installing-signal-messenger-on-ubuntu-20-04\">Installing Signal Messenger on Ubuntu 20.04<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"signal-messenger-features\">Signal Messenger Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the features provided by Signal include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>State-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source Signal Protocol) keeps your conversations secure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enables you to share text, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs and files for free.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make crystal-clear voice and video calls&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a new layer of expression to your conversations with encrypted stickers. You can also create and share your own sticker packs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enables you to create group chats that make it easy to stay connected to your family, friends, and coworkers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As much as you can install Signal messenger on your mobile phones, it is also possible to install desktop version on Ubuntu 20.04 desktop system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways in which you can install Signal on Ubuntu 20.04;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#install-signal-from-official-repo\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Install Signal on Ubuntu 20.04 from Official Signal Repositories<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#install-signal-from-snap\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Install Signal on Ubuntu 20.04 from Snap packages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-signal-on-ubuntu-20-04-from-official-signal-repositories\">Install Signal on Ubuntu 20.04 from Official Signal Repositories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To install Signal on Ubuntu 20.04 from official Signal repositories, you need to create install the Signal repositories on Ubuntu 20.04 as follows;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Install Signal official public software signing key<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>wget -O- https:\/\/updates.signal.org\/desktop\/apt\/keys.asc |  sudo apt-key add -<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Add Signal repository to the list of Ubuntu repositories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>echo \"deb [arch=amd64] https:\/\/updates.signal.org\/desktop\/apt xenial main\" | sudo tee -a \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/signal-xenial.list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Update the system package cache;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, verify that you have latest stable release version of Signal desktop, v1.39.6 as of this writing;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt-cache policy signal-desktop<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>signal-desktop:\n  Installed: (none)\n  Candidate: 1.39.6\n  Version table:\n     1.39.6 500\n        500 https:\/\/updates.signal.org\/desktop\/apt xenial\/main amd64 Packages\n     1.38.1 500\n        500 https:\/\/updates.signal.org\/desktop\/apt xenial\/main amd64 Packages\n     1.37.3 500\n        500 https:\/\/updates.signal.org\/desktop\/apt xenial\/main amd64 Packages\n     1.36.1 500\n        500 https:\/\/updates.signal.org\/desktop\/apt xenial\/main amd64 Packages<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now install Signal Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 by running the command below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt install signal-desktop<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-signal-on-ubuntu-20-04-from-snap-packages\">Install Signal on Ubuntu 20.04 from Snap packages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Snap provides the latest version of Signal desktop app. If you don&#8217;t want to create the Signal repos on your Ubuntu desktop system, you can install Signal from Snap. <em>A snap is a bundle of an app and its dependencies that works without modification across many different Linux distributions. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snap Store<\/a>, an app store with an audience of millions<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Snap is already installed on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Update the snaps;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>snap refresh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Check if Snap provides Signal desktop app package;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>snap find signal-desktop<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Name            Version  Publisher     Notes  Summary\nsignal-desktop  1.39.6   snapcrafters  -      Signal Private Messenger for Windows, Mac, and Linux<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, snaps provides the latest stable release version of Signal desktop app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To install Signal desktop app from Snap, run the command;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>snap install signal-desktop<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"running-signal-desktop-app-on-ubuntu\">Running Signal Desktop App on Ubuntu<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the installation completes, Signal desktop app should now be available on the system apps menu;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/signal-desktop-ubuntu.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7918\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/signal-desktop-ubuntu.png?v=1612904002 1275w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/signal-desktop-ubuntu-768x170.png?v=1612904002 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/signal-desktop-ubuntu-150x33.png?v=1612904002 150w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/signal-desktop-ubuntu-300x67.png?v=1612904002 300w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/signal-desktop-ubuntu-696x154.png?v=1612904002 696w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/signal-desktop-ubuntu-1068x237.png?v=1612904002 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now launch and use it. Note: <strong>To use the Signal desktop app, Signal must first be installed on your phone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7919\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu.png?v=1612904027 796w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu-768x571.png?v=1612904027 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu-150x112.png?v=1612904027 150w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu-300x223.png?v=1612904027 300w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu-485x360.png?v=1612904027 485w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu-696x518.png?v=1612904027 696w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu-565x420.png?v=1612904027 565w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu-80x60.png?v=1612904027 80w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/running-signal-ubuntu-265x198.png?v=1612904027 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Therefore, install the app on your mobile phone and link it with the desktop app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other-tutorials\">Other Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-zoom-client-on-ubuntu-20-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Install Zoom Client on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-microsoft-teams-app-on-fedora-32-31-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Install Microsoft Teams App on Fedora 32\/31\/30<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-microsoft-teams-client-on-ubuntu-20-04-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Install Microsoft Teams Client on Ubuntu 20.04\/18.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-nomachine-on-ubuntu\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Install NoMachine on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow through this guide to learn how to install Signal messenger on Ubuntu 20.04. 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