Installing Discord on your smartphone may not be that difficult, but what if you want to install Discord on your Linux distribution? Whether it’s Ubuntu, Manjaro, Arch, Fedora, or any other distro. Well, it shouldn’t be difficult either, because in this article we will discover how to install Discord on every Linux distribution.
But before that, let’s know what Discord is. Discord is an Instant messaging social platform that works across multiple platforms. In discord, you can Interact with other users through a community by sending chat, voice messages, video conferences, and so on. Many people use discord as an important communication tool, mostly gamers or students.
Enough for the introduction, let’s get started and install the discord on your Linux machine. There are two methods to install discord on your Linux machine. Well, not just discord but also many other applications can be installed with these two methods.
Method 1: Installing discord using the Terminal
Many Linux user love terminals because it’s fast, simple, and easy to use. It is true that the terminal is quite easy to use if you know the basics of terminal commands. Okay, let’s get started and open your terminal.
Ubuntu
Installing discord in Ubuntu is not really that difficult, just needs a few steps.
First, we will download the deb file using wget command
wget https://dl.discordapp.net/apps/linux/0.0.21/discord-0.0.21.deb
wget will start downloading the deb file. Just wait until it is finished. Then we can proceed to the installation process.
sudo dpkg -i discord-0.0.21.deb
The installation process will begin and wait until it is finished. When it’s done, you can immediately launch the discord application from the app menu.
Arch Linux / Manjaro
Installing discord in Arch Linux or Manjaro is a lot easier than what we have done with ubuntu. With just one simple command, discord will be installed.
type the command below into the terminal
sudo pacman -Syy discord
And then wait for the installation process to complete.
Fedora
For Fedora, the process is a bit similar to ubuntu.
First, we need to add RPM-fusion non-free repository with the command below:
sudo dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
Press Y to confirm the installation.
After that, you can simply install discord with the command below
sudo dnf install discord
If it asks for installation confirmation, press Y. Then, the installation should begin. Wait until it is finished.
Method 2: installing discord using the GUI store
If you are a bit uncomfortable using the terminal, then this method is good for you. No need to use the terminal, with just a few mouse clicks, your discord should be already installed on your machine.
Basically, with this method, we will use the Store app to download and install the discord app. Most Linux distros usually already come up with a default Store app. So, You don’t need to install the Store app.
Ubuntu
By default, Ubuntu has its own application store called Ubuntu software. In Ubuntu software, there are quite a lot of apps available, including discord that we want to install. To install using Ubuntu software, first, open the ubuntu software app from the app menu.
In the search bar, search for discord and hit enter.
There will be shown lists of app that matches, choose discord.
Click install and it will prompt a password to enter. Just enter your password and hit enter. It will start downloading the discord. And when it’s done, the discord app should be available in your app menu.
Manjaro
While ubuntu has Ubuntu software, Manjaro also has its own GUI store, It’s called pamac manager. Installing discord using pamac manager is also quite straightforward.
from the app menu, search “pamac manager” (in the menu it is called add/remove software)
after opening pamac manager, in the search bar type discord and press enter
there are available 2 versions of discord, regular discord, and discord canary. For this tutorial, we choose the regular one.
Click install and click apply at the bottom right corner. After that, you will be prompted with your sudo password. Enter your password and the installation process should be started.
Wait until the installation process to finish. After it’s done, you can launch the discord app from the app menu.
Conclusion
That is how to install discord on various Linux distributions. Hopefully, this article helps you install the discord app, so you can enjoy engaging with your friends in discord.