In this post, we will see how to install Slack on Linux. There are several methods of installing Slack on a Ubuntu or Debian system. We will see the CLI, GUI, and Snap methods of installing it on a Ubuntu machine in this step. The methods are easy and straightforward, don’t require and hardcore computing knowledge. The command-line interface method is the safest and quick method of installing any applications on Linux. Here, to install Slack on Ubuntu Linux, first, you need to download it from the web repository of Slack. You can run the following wget command to download it. By default, the command will store the compiled Debian package inside the home directory. When the download finishes, run the following apt command with root access to install Slack on your Ubuntu/Debian Linux. In the above command, I’ve downloaded Slack 4.0.2 if you download any other version, please change it in the command line accordingly.

The installation would not take much longer as soon it finishes, you can run Slack on your machine. Sudo apt-get upgrade slack-desktop Method 2: Install Slack From Debian Package The below commands will allow you to update the Slack desktop client on your Ubuntu/Debian Linux.

This method will guide us to download and install the compiled. First, you need to download the Debian package of Slack from here.

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