Signal Desktop installation

[Giorgio]

In Software Manager I found Signal Desktop in flatpak version only. It’s quite big and it seems not working very well.

How to install Signal Desktop as “normal” Mint package?

If it’s not available how to ask for Mint package of Signal?

[spamegg]

The very first Flatpak package you install will always be big. The later Flatpaks will be smaller because they use files in common with the first one you install.

When you say "not working quite well" what do you mean? Did you install and try using it? Any error messages?

Here are the instructions from the Signal website https://signal.org/download/# to get it as a normal Ubuntu package

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# Linux (Debian-based) Install Instructions

# 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 | 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 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

[Giorgio]

The very first Flatpak package you install will always be big. The later Flatpaks will be smaller because they use files in common with the first one you install.

I have flatpak applications in other distribution and quite often I have flatpak updates quite big (700 - 800 MB).

When you say "not working quite well" what do you mean? Did you install and try using it? Any error messages?

One comment found in software manager that you can see here https://community.linuxmint.com/softwar ... nal.Signal too on third review. And I had already problem in managing directories that flatpak application affect.

I will try Ubuntu package.

[mikeflan]

When you start Signal with this command in a terminal:

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flatpak override --filesystem=home org.signal.Signal

/home/ is still not available??

[vansloneker]

I recommend this: https://signal.org/download/linux

Works like a charm, no blatant Flatpak overhead.