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Install and autostart Telegram on Ubuntu

Tested on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Unity 7 desktop.

Download official Linux 64-bit binary package from https://desktop.telegram.org/.

Extract to /opt/Telegram (version is latest as of this writing):

sudo tar xJf tsetup.1.2.17.tar.xz -C /opt/

Launch as user from $HOME:

myser:~$ /opt/Telegram/Telegram

Lock to Launcher.

Copy telegramdesktop.desktop from ~/.local/share/applications to ~/.config/autostart:

cp ~/.local/share/applications/telegramdesktop.desktop ~/.config/autostart

Log out and then in again.

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