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Download Slack for Linux (beta)

The Slack desktop app is the easiest way to use Slack on Linux. To get started, take a look at the steps that we’ve outlined below.

Note: Slack for Linux is in beta. We’re still busy adding features and making adjustments to the app. 🐝


Step 1: Download the Slack app

At the moment we support Ubuntu and RHEL.

Ubuntu

RHEL

Download the app from the Slack downloads page

  1. Visit slack.com/downloads.
  2.  Click on Download .deb (64 bit) or Download .rpm (64-bit).
  3. Locate the file in your Downloads folder (the downloaded file name will begin with slack-desktop). 
  4. Double-click the file to view Slack in the Ubuntu Software Centre.
  5. Click Install. You may need to enter the password that you use to log in to Ubuntu.
  6. To run the app, search your computer for Slack, then double-click on the Slack icon.

Install Slack from the command line with snap

sudo snap install slack

Download the app from the Slack downloads page

  1. Visit slack.com/downloads.
  2. Click on Download .rpm (64-bit).
  3. Click on Save file, then OK.
  4. Open Terminal.
  5. Run the following commands in your terminal: 
    sudo yum -y install <path to rpm file>

Note: Make sure that your system is registered with Red Hat Subscription Manager.

Install Slack from the command line with snap

sudo snap install slack

Note: Make sure that you have snapd installed.

Tip: We don’t recommend having the .snap and other Linux packages installed at the same time.


Step 2: Sign in to your workspace

Once you’ve installed the Slack app, you can sign in to a workspace that you’re already a member of, join a workspace or create your own.


Update Slack

Update Slack by entering the following from the command line:

Ubuntu

RHEL

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade slack-desktop

sudo yum upgrade

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