How to Install Mattermost Desktop on Ubuntu Linux

This article explains how to install Mattermost Desktop on Ubuntu Linux.

Mattermost is an open-source alternative to the Slack messaging platform. It allows teams to communicate and collaborate securely from behind the company’s firewall.

Mattermost is a great open-source alternative to the Slack messaging platform. It allows teams to communicate and collaborate securely from behind the company’s firewall. Installing the Mattermost desktop app on Ubuntu Linux allows you to easily access and use this communication tool, making it easy to collaborate with your team members from within your preferred Linux environment.

Whether you’re a student, a developer, or a business professional, installing Mattermost on Ubuntu can help you stay connected with your team and work more efficiently.

Mattermost helps you:

• Discuss topics in private groups, one-to-one or team-wide
• Easily share and view image files
• Connect in-house systems with webhooks and Slack-compatible integrations

For more about Mattermost, visit its homepage.

Caution: Mattermost for Linux is in beta. New features are still being added, and potential issues are being ironed out. When you’re ready to install Mattermost for Linux, follow the steps below:

Below are two options available when installing the Mattermost desktop app on Ubuntu desktops…. You can select either one to get it installed…

Install Mattermost Desktop App DEB Package

To install Mattermost using its DEB package, go to this link below and select the.DEB version 64-bit should be good if your system supports it.

Then download it to your desktop (usually to the Downloads folder of your Home directory).

If you select More options, it will let you download and install the.DEB package.

https://mattermost.com/download/

Download and save the file to your desktop… usually in your Home directory’s ~/Downloads folder.

After downloading, navigate to your Downloads folder, right-click the downloaded file, and select Open With Software Install.

When Ubuntu Software opens, click Install to begin the installation.

That should prompt you to type and confirm your password before the installation can continue… When you’re done, Mattermost should be installed and ready to use… To launch it, go to the Activities Overview, search Mattermost, and click on Launch it.

Install Mattermost Desktop App via Snap

Mattermost App can also be installed via Ubuntu snap package management. This might be the quickest way to install Mattermost. 

Snaps are applications packaged with dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

To install via Snap, run the commands below

sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install mattermost-desktop

That’s it!

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