Re: Preferred Signal-Desktop version for FC44

On Fri Jun26'26 02:18:00PM, Community Support for Fedora Users wrote:
> From: Ranjan Maitra via users <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:18:00 -0500
> To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]>
> Cc: Ranjan Maitra <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]>
> Subject: 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!

Perhaps obvious, but I forgot to mention that it has automatic updates, which to me is a very desirable feature.

I wish it were in the official Fedora repo, though.

Ranjan
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