Signal on Linux - eviltoast

How is it possible, that Signal still only provides a .deb package and no .rpm, or even better AppImage or Flatpak? There is an unofficial Flatpak but is it secure?

  • theorangeninja@lemmy.todayOP
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    6 months ago

    Signal aims to be the messenger you can tell your grandma to use. To live up to that promise they have to provide more packages.

    • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.social
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      6 months ago

      What percentage of Signal users is “grandma” that uses Linux and would be messaging from her PC? I would have to imagine the overwhelming vast majority of Signal users are on mobile only, so packaging for specific distros is probably far down the priority list.