Re: Signal on Linux

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On 2025-03-26, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
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   https://signal.org/download/linux/#:~:text=Signal%20for%20Debian%2Dbased%20Distros,as%20Ubuntu%2C%20Mint%20etc.%20%23
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   Signal for Debian-based Distros
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   # NOTE: These instructions only work for 64-bit Debian-based
   # Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint etc.
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   . . .
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   To use the Signal desktop app, Signal must first be installed
   on your phone.

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I have Signal for Linux.  Had to install it from a terminal, but it's
one of the essentials.
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I had issues getting Signal Desktop to work for Fedora back when I was
using Fedora.  Had to resort to Flatpak (yuk) and it failed to connect
to the account anyway.  The Debian version works nicely.

Still a bit of a bloated app.