How to install Wire for Desktop on Linux

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Wire for Linux has comparable functionality with Wire for Windows and macOS, and calls, video calls, etc. work cross-platform. However, it is an experimental build and we expect to see some issues in day-to-day usage. We don't offer official support at the moment, but any issues can be reported via https://github.com/wireapp/wire-desktop.

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Installation on Debian-based distributions (Debian/Ubuntu/Mint)

1. Install apt-transport-https to receive the package via HTTPS

    sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https
   

2. Import our PGP signing key to be able to verify the downloaded package

    wget -q https://wire-app.wire.com/linux/releases.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
   

3. Add our repository address to your sources list

    echo "deb https://wire-app.wire.com/linux/debian stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wire-desktop.list
   

4. Update your local list of available packages

    sudo apt-get update
   

5. Install wire-desktop

    sudo apt-get install wire-desktop
   

Installation with AppImage

1. Download AppImage from https://wire.com/download/

2. Make AppImage executable

    chmod +x wire*.AppImage
   

3. Run AppImage