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Signal on Linux (lemmy.today)
submitted 5 months ago by theorangeninja@lemmy.today to c/foss@beehaw.org

How is it possible, that Signal still only provides a .deb package and no .rpm, or even better AppImage or Flatpak? There is an unofficial Flatpak but is it secure?

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[-] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 1 points 4 months ago

What percentage of Signal users is "grandma" that uses Linux and would be messaging from her PC? I would have to imagine the overwhelming vast majority of Signal users are on mobile only, so packaging for specific distros is probably far down the priority list.

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