Discord is a popular application that allows you to communicate using VoIP (Voice over IP), instant messaging, and digital communication with others. Users can communicate using text messages, audio, and video calls, sending images and files within the private chat, or as a part of communities called 'servers'. In discord, servers are the collection of permanent voice chat room platforms. The Discord platform intended to be designed for video gaming communities but now this application is becoming more popular among non-gamers. The discord application can be installed on almost all Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, LinuxMint, Debian, CentOS 8, and fedora.
Here at LinuxAPT, as part of our Server Management Services, we regularly help our Customers to perform related Software Installation queries for Linux system.
In this context, we shall look into how to install discord on Ubuntu 20.04 system.
Discord application can be install on Ubuntu 20.04 system, via different ways.
i. Install Gdebi Core
The following prerequisites are needed to start the discord installation on Ubuntu 20.04. However, update the apt repository by using the 'sudo apt update' command, and by running the below-given command, install necessary packages:
$ sudo apt install gdebi-core wgetOnce the above prerequisites are installed on your system, move to the discord installation.
ii. Download the .deb discord package
Here, download the official 'discord.deb' package from the official discord website or download it directly running the following command:
$ wget -O ~/discord.deb "https://discordapp.com/api/download?platform=linux&format=deb"iii. Install .deb discord package
Once the 'discord.deb' package is downloaded on your Ubuntu system, install this downloaded package by executing the following 'gdebi' command:
$ sudo gdebi ~/discord.debiv. Launch discord application on Ubuntu 20.04
After installing the above package, you can launch or access the discord application on your system. Access the discord application either via the command line window or search 'discord' using the application search bar in the Activities menu.
To start discord using the terminal, type the following command:
$ discordThe simple and easiest method to install discord on Ubuntu 20.04 distribution is by using the snap application. Install discord using the snap by executing the below-mentioned command:
$ sudo snap install discordIt will ask you to enter the password.
This article covers the complete discord installation procedure on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux distribution. In fact, Discord has now become the well-known primary voice chat platform among gamers within a very short time period. Its popularity and use are also increasing in non-gamers day by day.
For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official Discord website.
