Ubuntu 23.04 Makes ‘Telegram Desktop’ a Snap, May Backport Change to LTS

If you run sudo apt instal telegram-desktop in Ubuntu 23.04 it now installs a Telegram Snap instead of the Debian package you may be expecting. Ubuntu developers are currently debating whether to back-port the transitional package to earlier, stable versions of Ubuntu, such as the latest long-term support release. But why are they doing this? Well, the existing telegram-desktop package in the Ubuntu repo is inherited from Debian. That build, while functional, is charitably described as being “outdated and buggy” by one developer. It’s also not maintained by Telegram themselves. So, being frustrated with bug reports and support requests for
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/01/ubuntu-telegram-desktop-now-a-snap