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[https://www.signal.org Signal] is a simple, powerful, and secure messenger which uses state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source Signal Protocol) keeps your conversations & videos secure.
 
[https://www.signal.org Signal] is a simple, powerful, and secure messenger which uses state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source Signal Protocol) keeps your conversations & videos secure.
  
== Linux (Debian-based) Installation Instructions ==
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== Linux 64bit (Debian-based) Installation Instructions ==
  
  <nowiki>curl -s https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | sudo apt-key add -</nowiki>
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  wget -O- <nowiki>https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc</nowiki> | gpg --dearmor > signal-desktop-keyring.gpg
  <nowiki>echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list</nowiki>
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cat signal-desktop-keyring.gpg | sudo tee -a /usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg > /dev/null
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  echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg] <nowiki>https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt</nowiki> xenial main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list
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  sudo apt update && sudo apt install signal-desktop
 
  sudo apt update && sudo apt install signal-desktop
  
Like Telegram, you will need your mobile phone to have the Signal app installed.  
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== Minimize To System Tray ==
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Add to your launcher:
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--use-tray-icon
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For example:
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/opt/Signal/signal-desktop --use-tray-icon %U
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C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop\Signal.exe --use-tray-icon
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== Start In System Tray ==
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Add to your launcher:
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--start-in-tray
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For example:
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/opt/Signal/signal-desktop --start-in-tray %U
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  C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop\Signal.exe --start-in-tray
  
 
[[Category:Android]]
 
[[Category:Android]]

Latest revision as of 19:56, 5 January 2022

Signal is a simple, powerful, and secure messenger which uses state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source Signal Protocol) keeps your conversations & videos secure.

Linux 64bit (Debian-based) Installation Instructions

wget -O- 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

echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list

sudo apt update && sudo apt install signal-desktop

Minimize To System Tray

Add to your launcher:

--use-tray-icon

For example:

/opt/Signal/signal-desktop --use-tray-icon %U
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop\Signal.exe --use-tray-icon

Start In System Tray

Add to your launcher:

--start-in-tray

For example:

/opt/Signal/signal-desktop --start-in-tray %U
 C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop\Signal.exe --start-in-tray