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Sounds like I should stick to Signal that got this right from the get-go.

• guappa 2y ago
  apt install signal Error: Unable to find the package signal
  • maqp 2y ago
    $ sudo apt install telegram Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package telegram Also $ sudo apt install signal-desktop-beta [sudo] password for : Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done signal-desktop-beta is already the newest version (7.22.0~beta.1). 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded. So, yeah.
    • guappa 2y ago
      It's called telegram-desktop -_-' > apt install signal-desktop-beta Very nice. Too bad it doesn't exist. Making up package names doesn't magically bring them into existence. So, yeah.
      • maqp 2y ago
        Beta version: # 1. Install our official public software signing key wget -O- https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | gpg --dearmor > signal-desktop-keyring.gpg cat signal-desktop-keyring.gpg | sudo tee -a /usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg > /dev/null # 2. Add our repository to your list of repositories echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main' |\ sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list # 3. Update your package database and install signal sudo apt update && sudo apt install signal-desktop-beta https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007318471-Signal-Beta https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007318471-Si... Non-beta version: # NOTE: These instructions only work for 64-bit Debian-based # Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint etc. # 1. Install our official public software signing key: wget -O- https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | gpg --dearmor > signal-desktop-keyring.gpg cat signal-desktop-keyring.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg > /dev/null # 2. Add our repository to your list of repositories: echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main' |\ sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list # 3. Update your package database and install Signal: sudo apt update && sudo apt install signal-desktop https://signal.org/download/ https://signal.org/download/
        • guappa 2y ago
          Do you not see any difference with this and "it's included in the distribution and vetted by a distribution developer"?
          • maqp 2y ago
            No. The way I see it, I'm downloading an open-source, *always* end-to-end encrypted desktop-application Signal from official repository, instead of downloading an open-source *never* end-to-end encrypted desktop-application Telegram from official repository. Having to add the ppa is 10 seconds of additional trouble. I'll live. Without end-to-end encryption, a lot of dissidents however, might not.
            • guappa 2y ago
              10 seconds of additional trouble, a lifetime of root access to a 3rd party :)
              • maqp 2y ago
                What? You have factual evidence Signal's apt repo is installing rootkits to people's computers? Let's see it.
                • guappa 2y ago
                  I have factual evidence once you add it they have root access. I can't predict the future.
                  • maqp 2y ago
                    So, you have nothing. Best of luck.