[SOLVED] install Telegram v.2.5 in Debian

gerlinux · 01-21-2021, 02:54 AM

I think I need "step to step help"

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

Hi,

telegram-desktop 2.2.0 is already in buster-backports.

Code:

% rmadison -a amd64 telegram-desktop 
telegram-desktop | 1.1.23-1~bpo9+1    | stretch-backports | amd64
telegram-desktop | 1.5.11-1           | stable            | amd64
telegram-desktop | 2.2.0+ds-2~bpo10+1 | buster-backports  | amd64
telegram-desktop | 2.2.0+ds-5         | testing           | amd64
telegram-desktop | 2.2.0+ds-5         | unstable          | amd64

So just need a source like:

Code:

deb http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ buster-backports main

And then install with

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install telegram-desktop/buster-backports

Cheers,

Evo2.

evo2 · 01-21-2021, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gerlinux

I think I need "step to step help"

Hmm... I thought I did give you all the steps. Perhaps I wasn't explicit enough with the first step. So here are all the steps.

Code:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/ buster-backports main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/buster-backports.list'
sudo apt update
sudo apt install telegram-desktop/buster-backports

Note however that you've already been given a bunch of links explaining how to add new apt sources. I highly recommend that you read them.

Evo2.

gerlinux · 01-21-2021, 04:24 AM

Quote:

And then install with
Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install telegram-desktop/buster-backports

I did so, and now it works!

thanks a lot,

gerlinux · 01-21-2021, 04:38 AM

I have installed telegram v.2.

Does someone know if we can install v.5? That is the version that includes the functions that I need.

jamison20000e · 01-21-2021, 04:42 AM

https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/telegram-desktop

jamison20000e · 01-21-2021, 04:47 AM

Quote:

action needed
A new upstream version is available: 2.5.1high

I think it's over your ability

to install it this way or with Alien, you'll just have to wait or find a distro with that version...

shruggy · 01-21-2021, 05:30 AM

As i mentioned above in #4, there's a Ubuntu PPA that provides 2.5.1 and a page in Debian Wiki that describes how to convert it to Debian.

evo2 · 01-21-2021, 04:40 PM

You could also use the binary they provide at https://desktop.telegram.org/

gerlinux · 02-06-2021, 04:32 AM

what's the binary?

jamison20000e · 02-06-2021, 04:50 AM

an installer https://duckduckgo.com/?q=installing...ry&t=h_&ia=web

gerlinux · 02-06-2021, 05:55 AM

ok, thanks,

Still don't know how to install telegram 2.5

Quote:

I think it's over your ability to install it this way or with Alien, you'll just have to wait or find a distro with that version...

that comment is right, I am afraid

jamison20000e · 02-06-2021, 06:16 AM

rolling up your sleeves and putting in the work fun times
searching and on how to search
keeping backups of data important to you plus in multiple ways

Rome wasn't destroyed in a day!

craigevil · 02-11-2021, 01:49 AM

You can install the snap.

https://snapcraft.io/telegram-desktop

Snap has version 2.5.8.
Follow the steps here:
https://snapcraft.io/install/telegram-desktop/debian

auge · 02-15-2021, 11:22 AM

When this is Debian 10 and you want the grapical UI on an X-Server you can also just install it as a user inside your homedir.

The "installer" they provide on their website works for me on Debian 10. This way you also have all of it in one directory and only running as the user you want it for and when you want it on inside of one session.

craigevil · 02-15-2021, 02:47 PM

Seriously just follow my previous post and install the snap.
It installs 2.5.8 and works just fine.

Image of Telegram 2.5.8 on my Raspberry 400 running Buster,
https://i.imgur.com/kBowvGr.png