install_linux.en.md

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title: "Install on Linux"
date: 2020-12-31T09:29:07+02:00
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# Install Element Desktop on Linux
We recommend using the systems package manager to install Element Desktop. The following commands will install Element Desktop. Enter them on the command line.

### Debian/Ubuntu
```sh
sudo apt install -y wget apt-transport-https

sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/riot-im-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.riot.im/debian/riot-im-archive-keyring.gpg

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/riot-im-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.riot.im/debian/ default main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/riot-im.list

sudo apt update

sudo apt install element-desktop
```
### Fedora
```sh
sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core distribution-gpg-keys
sudo dnf copr enable taw/element
sudo dnf install -y element --refresh
```
### Arch Linux
```sh
sudo pacman -Sy element-desktop
```
### NixOS
```sh
nix-env -iA nixos.element-desktop
```