Cutegram 2.7.1 Released, Available for Ubuntu and Linux MInt

Install Cutegram 2.7.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17

Cutegram is a completely free and open source graphical software project that has been designed from the offset to act as a Linux client for the Telegram messaging service. It offers an attractive and modern graphical user interface implemented in Qt.

Features at a glance

Key features include support for sending and receiving files, support for the system tray area of many open source desktop environments, native desktop notifications, customizable fonts, Twitter emojis, as well as support for all GNU/Linux operating systems.

Additionally, the software comes with complete drag & drop support for sending files, deleting messages and forwarding messages, an experimental secret chat, and a smooth and beautiful graphical user interface based on the latest QML technologies.

Another interesting features is that the program is independent of a desktop environment, thus supporting GNOME, KDE, Xfce, LXDE, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt, Openbox, Fluxbox, and other open source desktop environments/window managers.

What New in Cutegram 2.7.1:

Fix the map bugs, rendered blurry
Add emojione to the emojis
Improve window border on the OSX
Fix mute/unmute problem
Fix link and tag highlighter problems
Many improve on the libqtelegram-ae and TelegramQML libraries
Many other improvements and Bugfixes
It’s the last release of the Cutegram 2.x. We’re working on the Cutegram 3.x series with many new features and improvements.

Install Cutegram 2.7.1 on Ubuntu and Linux MInt :

Because it is available via PPA, installing Cutegram 2.7.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the vlc package. Like this:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:aseman/desktop-apps

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install cutegram

Optional, to remove cutegram, do:

sudo apt-get remove cutegram

to install Cutegram 2.7.1 with single file deb extension on Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

Ubuntu 32 bit ;