How to Install and Uninstall telegram-desktop Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 21,2024

1. Install "telegram-desktop" package

This is a short guide on how to install telegram-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                telegram-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "telegram-desktop" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall telegram-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                telegram-desktop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the telegram-desktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: telegram-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.17-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicholas Guriev
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 30280
Depends: qt5-image-formats-plugins (>= 5.5), libavcodec57 (>= 7:3.4.2) | libavcodec-extra57 (>= 7:3.4.2), libavformat57 (>= 7:3.4.2), libavutil55 (>= 7:3.4.2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libminizip1 (>= 1.1), libopenal1 (>= 1.14), libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta), libqt5dbus5 (>= 5.5), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.6.0~beta), libqt5network5 (>= 5.5), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.5), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libswresample2 (>= 7:3.4.2), libswscale4 (>= 7:3.4.2), libtgvoip1.0.3 (>= 1.0), libx11-6, qtbase-abi-5-9-5, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: fonts-open-sans, libappindicator3-1
Filename: pool/universe/t/telegram-desktop/telegram-desktop_1.2.17-1_amd64.deb
Size: 16873796
MD5sum: 9556f9e6b4460ff124124eccee6b7f00
SHA1: 37c9e0a239cc312ffb62bea6dcde98eb96fe7b3a
SHA256: 825a9832a18c60eda9a22c97a734da69141166b580df2212148cbbef82ac1f1b
Homepage: https://desktop.telegram.org
Description: official telegram messaging app
Description-md5: a3aeae831a1fd232cc0978d60e6d4a3b