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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 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, Fedora, and RHEL.
Ubuntu
Fedora
RHEL
Download the app from the Slack downloads page
Visit slack.com/downloads .
Click Download .deb (64 bit) or Download .rpm (64-bit) .
Locate the file in your Downloads folder (the downloaded file name will begin with slack-desktop).
Double click the file to view Slack in the Ubuntu Software Center.
Click Install . You may need to enter the password you use to log in to Ubuntu.
To run the app, search your computer for Slack, then double click the Slack icon.
Install Slack from the command line with snap
sudo snap install slack --classic
Tip: We don’t recommend having both the .deb and .snap package installed at the same time.
Visit slack.com/downloads .
Click Download .rpm (64-bit) .
Locate the file in your Downloads folder (the downloaded file name will begin with slack ).
Open the file in your package manager.
Click Install . You may need to enter the password you use to log in to Fedora.
To launch Slack, click Activities , Show Applications , and then the Slack icon . You may need to scroll through your applications to find it.
Visit slack.com/downloads .
Click Download .rpm (64-bit) .
Click Save File , then OK .
Open Terminal.
Run the following commands in your terminal: wget https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
rpm -Uvh epel-release-latest-7.rpm
sudo yum -y install ~/Downloads/slack-3.2.1-0.1.fc21.x86_64.rpm
Note: Make sure your system is registered with Red Hat Subscription Manager.
Step 2: Sign into your workspace
Once you’ve installed the Slack app, you can sign in to a workspace you’re already a member of, join a workspace , or create your own .
Update Slack
Follow the steps below to update the Slack app for your version of Linux.
Ubuntu
Fedora
Update Slack by entering these commands from the command line: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade slack-desktop
Update Slack by running this command from the command line: sudo dnf update slack
Thanks so much for your feedback!
If you’d like a member of our support team to respond to you, please send a note to feedback@slack.com .
If you’d like a member of our support team to respond to you, please send a note to feedback@slack.com .
If you’d like a member of our support team to respond to you, please send a note to feedback@slack.com .
