{"id":13600,"date":"2022-01-06T12:54:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T12:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=13600"},"modified":"2022-01-06T12:54:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T12:54:38","slug":"how-to-install-discord-on-rocky-linux-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/red-hat\/how-to-install-discord-on-rocky-linux-8\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Discord on Rocky Linux 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discord is a free, cross-platform, video and audio text chat application that was originally built for the video gaming community but has fully evolved into a popular tool for online communities. Discord lets users join servers where larger communities can interact.<\/p>\n

This tutorial will demonstrate different ways of installing Discord on Rocky Linux 8.<\/p>\n

Method 1: Install Discord as a snap package<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You can install discord using snap. you need to have snap installed on Rocky Linux 8.<\/p>\n

First, install the epel repository with the command:<\/p>\n

$ sudo dnf install epel-release -y<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Then, Install snap as shown:<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf install snapd<\/strong><\/pre>\n
After that is done, enable snapd to run on system boot by running the following command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl enable snapd --now<\/strong><\/pre>\n
If you are installing Snap (snapd) for the first time, it is recommended to install the core files to prevent any conflicts: Run:<\/p>\n
$ sudo snap install core<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, enable classic snap support by creating a symbolic link from the \/var\/lib\/snapd\/snap <\/strong> directory to \/snap.<\/strong><\/p>\n
$ sudo ln -s \/var\/lib\/snapd\/snap \/snap<\/strong><\/pre>\n
After Snap core is installed, restart your system to update snap changes in your system.<\/p>\n
$ sudo reboot<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Now we are ready to install the Discord client. Use the below snap command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo snap install discord<\/strong><\/pre>\n
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Now let\u2019s check out the other alternative to installing discord.<\/p>\n
Method 2: Install Snap using flatpak<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The second option is to install Discord with Flatpak which is a also a Package management utility.<\/p>\n
Start off by enabling Flatpak for Rocky Linux 8 as shown:<\/p>\n
$ sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo<\/strong><\/pre>\n
If you don;t have flatpak already in place, execute the following command to install it.<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf install flatpak -y<\/strong><\/pre>\n
To install Discord using Flatpak, execute the command::<\/p>\n
$ sudo flatpak install flathub com.discordapp.Discord<\/strong><\/pre>\n
If you wish to manually update Flatpak packages installed on your rocky Linux system, execute the command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo flatpak update<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Uninstall the Discord version available on Flatpak as follows:<\/p>\n
$ flatpak uninstall --delete-data com.discordapp.Discord<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Method 3: Install Discord Manually<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The last option is to manually download and install Discord. This is an ideal alternative if you choose to steer clear from using snap or flatpak.<\/p>\n
To get started out with manual installation, head over to the official Discord download page<\/a> and download the tarball file.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Usually, this downloads the archive file to the Downloads<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n
Next, you need to create a directory to extract the Discord zipped file contents.<\/p>\n
$ sudo mkdir \/usr\/share\/discord<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Thereafter navigate to the Downloads<\/strong> folder<\/p>\n
$ cd Downloads<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Then unzip the tarball file to the directory you have just created.<\/p>\n
$ sudo tar -xvf discord-*.tar.gz -C \/usr\/share\/discord --strip-component 1<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, copy the discord.desktop application into the applications menu as shown:<\/p>\n
$ sudo cp \/usr\/share\/discord\/discord.desktop \/usr\/share\/applications\/<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Finally, you may have observed that the Discord application installed has an odd icon, to fix this, you need to manually copy the discord icon into the \/usr\/share\/pixmaps folder. Execute the command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo cp \/usr\/share\/discord\/discord.png \/usr\/share\/pixmaps<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Launch Discord<\/strong><\/h2>\n
With Discord installed, there are two approaches you can use to launch it: on terminal and using the GUI.<\/p>\n
On the terminal , you can launch it in detached mode so that you can free up the terminal<\/p>\n
$ discord&<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Alternatively, you can click on \u2018Activities<\/strong>\u2019 and seach for Discord as shown. Then click on the Discord icon to launch the application.<\/p>\n
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Once you click the Discord icon , it starts downloading and installing the latest updates.<\/p>\n
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Once done, the Discord login GUI will pop up prompting you to either Login or register for a new account. If you already have an account, simply provide your login credentials ( email or phone number and the password) and click \u2018Login\u2019. Alternatively, scan the QR code provided.<\/p>\n
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Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n
This concludes this article on how to install Discord on Rocky Linux 8. We have outlined three ways you can do so: using snap, flatpak, and manually installing it from an archive downloaded from the official site.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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