# Install signal desktop on ubuntu

Signal for Debian-based Distros  
\# NOTE: These instructions only work for 64-bit Debian-based  
\# Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint etc.

\# 1. Install our official public software signing key:  
wget -O- https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | gpg --dearmor > signal-desktop-keyring.gpg  
cat signal-desktop-keyring.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg > /dev/null

\# 2. Add our repository to your list of repositories:  
echo 'deb \[arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg\] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main' |\\  
 sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list

\# 3. Update your package database and install Signal:  
sudo apt update && sudo apt install signal-desktop