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Dell Latitude e6530 Xubuntu 20.04 (.3?) Keep getting Telegram message on login attempts that I have an outdated version. Tried installing Snap & Flappak from Telegram's link, but neither worked. Found no help from: How to update telegram desktop in Ubuntu 20.04? either

Also installed Telegram purple, same result

Other suggestions?

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  • What version of telegram do you currently vave, and how did you originally insta
    – Nate T
    Commented Jan 29, 2022 at 21:05
  • When I typed "telegram --version" I got told I had the parameters wrong. When I typed "telegram-desktop --version" it started Telegram, but wouldn't let me login. (What is it about me and logins?)
    – Hulda
    Commented Jan 29, 2022 at 22:02

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Snap has an edge track with a newer version than you get with the normal version.

Snap install will normally install version 3.4.3, but retrieving from the edge track, as in:

snap install --edge telegram-desktop

will yield version 3.4.8-45-g1e1f7be70 2022-01-28 .

You should probably get rid of the old first.

EDIT:

If you use the command which telegram-desktop, it will tell you what one is first in line to be run.

The way it decides is by looking at the $PATH variable in ltr order. So if the paths in the list are /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:~/.local/bin, then a call to command will first look for /usr/bin/program. If it finds it, it will use that one. If not, it will try the next. If it makes it through the list without finding anything, it will give the error no such command or something like that. This is how you can manipulate which version runs. Make sure it is the first one it sees.

Alternatively, you can run any version that you have installed by providing the full path on the command line.

One last tip: For snaps, you can use the command snap info name to find out version info. Telegram-desktop doesnt have much of a command line interface, I guess because they also offer telegram-cli as an option. They must expect users of the command line to grab that one.

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  • Thanks for the tips. Thought I found how to remove Telegram files & directories, but it didn't work: When I tried to install with edge, it returned "already installed". Does the path start with /home/hulda or with .local/share or with TelegramDesktop. I think I tried all 3 variations. No success. I'd like to know enough basics to be able to follow contributors' suggestions, if with a little lookup help. But it seems I'm still too raw of a beginner. Any suggestions of how to get up to speed? I really don't want to get back into Geekland. I just want a reliable non-Evil Empire computer.
    – Hulda
    Commented Jan 29, 2022 at 23:32
  • Now I see that I have 2 Telegrams listed in the (catface/whiskers) menu - one that works (!) and one that doesn't. Tried removing the duplicate using the Internet menu, as I saw suggested, but didn't work. At least I've been able to label the dud. I'm slowly making progress, but spending way too many hours - for over a week - just trying to get my Xubuntu Dell laptop setup so I can use it productively. {sigh}
    – Hulda
    Commented Jan 29, 2022 at 23:55
  • I know the feeling, but the system that youll end up with will be one that you know on an intimate level, as it will be one that you built. And everything that you pick up along the way will make it worthwhile, I promise. : )
    – Nate T
    Commented Jan 30, 2022 at 5:30
  • The app installed with snap should start with /snap/telegram-desktop. Snap and apt (dpkg) both have subcommands for removing packages that they track (usually that means those installed by them). For apt installs, it is apt-remove. add --purge to the cmd to remove the configuration data as well. For snap, I beleive it is snap remove, but I am not sure without looking it up. To master the usage of these commands, run the command man -a {dpkg,apt,snap}. Each time you finish reading a page, hit <kbd>q</kbd> and then hit <kbd>Enter</kbd>.
    – Nate T
    Commented Jan 30, 2022 at 5:45
  • It is a lot of reading, but will save you a lot of time in the long run. also try command --help for a quick rundown of allowed usages. Oh yea almost forgot. Its too late. Youre already in Geekland.
    – Nate T
    Commented Jan 30, 2022 at 5:45

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