Telegram in fedora

download telegram desktop

https://desktop.telegram.org/

• Extract file to /opt directory.

$ sudo tar xvf tsetup.0.7.2.tar.xz -C /opt
Telegram/
Telegram/Updater
Telegram/Telegram

Create executable file

$ sudo ln -s /opt/Telegram/Telegram /usr/bin/telegram

Now, you can execute telegram on your favorite shell/ terminal.

Create menu shortcut

• Download Telegram icon.

$ sudo wget https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png -O /opt/Telegram/icon.png

• Add the following script to /usr/share/applications/telegram.desktop file.

$ sudo nano /usr/share/applications/telegram.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=0.7.2
Name=Telegram
GenericName=Telegram
Comment=Private and Secure Messenger
Exec=telegram
Icon=/opt/Telegram/icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
Keywords=chat;messenger;internet;

Check Application Menu > Internet > Telegram , find your friend and start private and secure conversation.