Re: Preferred Signal-Desktop version for FC44

On Mon Jun22'26 12:43:39PM, Todd Zullinger wrote:
> From: Todd Zullinger <[email protected]>
> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:43:39 -0400
> To: [email protected]
> Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Preferred Signal-Desktop version for FC44
> 
> Max Pyziur wrote:
> > Per the subject line, what's the preferred version of
> > Signal-Desktop for FC44? I seem to be using one that was
> > built for FC29. 
> > 
> > It works, but ...
> 
> I think many folks prefer the Flatpak install.
> 
> Outside of that, you can use dpkg on Fedora to install the
> offical binary packages from Signal.  I do that with a few
> scripts to install and update the package.  Feel free to
> review and use/adapt them.
> 
> They're attached.

I use the unofficial rep on github:

https://github.com/BarbossHack/Signal-Desktop-Fedora

BarbossHack maintains it very well, and it works great.

HTH!

Ranjan

> -- 
> Todd

> #!/bin/bash
> 
> # Install signal on fedora using apt/dpkg (thanks to Sergio B)
> 
> # Sources:
> # https://www.signal.org/download/linux/
> # https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/has-anyone-installed-signal-apps-desktop-version-in-fedora/11997/6
> 
> expected_fprs=(
>     DBA36B5181D0C816F630E889D980A17457F6FB06
>     16762A2603D5B6EEA51B0CB378BAECFF0E46390F
> )
> 
> die() {
>     [[ -n $1 ]] && echo "ERROR: $*" >&2
>     exit 1
> }
> 
> # install debian package tools
> sudo dnf install apt dpkg keyrings-filesystem
> 
> # configure dpkg (it tries to run the non-existant `pager` command by default)
> cat <<'EOF' >~/.profile.d/dpkg.sh
> # Options for dpkg
> #
> DPKG_PAGER="less -FRSXMQ"
> export DPKG_PAGER
> EOF
> source ~/.profile.d/dpkg.sh
> 
> # add signal keyring and repo
> tempdir=$(mktemp -t -d signal-keys.XXXXXX)
> [[ -d $tempdir ]] || die "key temp dir ($tempdir) does not exist"
> curl --output-dir $tempdir -sSO https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc
> keys=$tempdir/keys.asc
> [[ -f $keys ]] || die "key file ($keys) does not exist or is not a file"
> fprs=( $(gpg --with-colons --fingerprint --show-keys $keys | awk -F: '/^fpr:/ {print $10}') )
> if [[ $fprs != $expected_fprs ]]; then
>     die "fingerprint mismatch; exptected='${expected_fprs[@]}' received='${fprs[@]}'"
> fi
> keyring_dir=/usr/share/keyrings
> if ! [[ -d $keyring_dir ]]; then
>     sudo mkdir -p $keyring_dir || die "unable to create $keyring_dir"
> fi
> keyring=$keyring_dir/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg
> gpg --dearmor <$keys | sudo tee -a $keyring >/dev/null
> url="https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt"
> dist="xenial"
> sources="deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=$keyring] $url $dist main"
> sources_list="/etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-$dist.list"
> if ! grep -Fqx "$sources" "$sources_list"; then
>     echo "$sources" | sudo tee -a "$sources_list" >/dev/null
> fi
> 
> # download and install signal package
> shopt -s nullglob
> pushd /tmp >/dev/null
> sudo apt update && sudo apt-get download signal-desktop
> deb=$(echo signal-desktop_*_amd64.deb)
> if ! [[ -f $deb ]]; then
>     exit 'No updated signal-desktop package found.'
> fi
> sudo setenforce 0
> sudo dpkg --force-depends -i "$deb"
> sudo setenforce 1
> sudo desktop-file-install /usr/share/applications/signal-desktop.desktop
> sudo update-mime-database /usr/share/mime
> sudo update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications
> sudo gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor
> sudo rm -f "$deb"

> #!/bin/bash
> 
> shopt -s nullglob
> pushd /tmp >/dev/null
> sudo apt-get -qq update
> if dpkg -l signal-desktop &>/dev/null; then
>     sudo apt list --upgradable |& grep -q signal-desktop || exit
> fi
> sudo apt-get download signal-desktop
> deb=$(echo signal-desktop_*_amd64.deb)
> if ! [[ -f $deb ]]; then
>     exit 'No updated signal-desktop package found.'
> fi
> # neuter update-alternatives from postrm; it fails and blocks the upgrade
> postrm=/var/lib/dpkg/info/signal-desktop.postrm
> sudo sed -E -i.dist~ 's/^if (type update-alt)/if false \&\& \1/' $postrm
> sudo setenforce 0
> sudo dpkg --force-depends -i "$deb"
> sudo setenforce 1
> sudo desktop-file-install /usr/share/applications/signal-desktop.desktop
> sudo update-mime-database /usr/share/mime
> sudo update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications
> sudo gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor
> sudo rm -f "$deb"




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