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How to Install Jami on Ubuntu 20.04

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In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install Jami on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. All the commands in this tutorial should be run as a non-root user.

Jami is an end-to-end encrypted secure and distributed voice, video, and chat communication platform that requires no central server and leaves the power of privacy and freedom in the hands of users. This apps supports the session initiation protocol (SIP) and is considered highly secure as it keeps the privacy of its users at its first priority.

Install Jami on Ubuntu 20.04

Step 1. First, before you start installing any package on your Ubuntu server, we always recommend making sure that all system packages are updated.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install gnupg dirmngr ca-certificates curl --no-install-recommends

Step 2. Install Jami on the Ubuntu system.

  • Installing Jami via the official repository:

Installing Jami on your Debian system is straightforward, You can install it by just running the following command to add Jami repository:

curl -s https://dl.jami.net/public-key.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/jami-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/jami-archive-keyring.gpg] https://dl.jami.net/nightly/ubuntu_20.04/ jami main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jami.list"

Next, run the below-given command to install Jami:

sudo apt updatesudo apt install jami
  • Installing Jami via Snap package manager:
sudo rm /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd

Jami can be installed on Ubuntu with the execution of the following command:

sudo snap install jami

Step 3. Access Jami.

Now launch Jami on your Ubuntu system for starting the communication by using this application after its installation by running the command that follows:

jami

That’s all you need to do to install Jami on Ubuntu LTS Focal Fossa. I hope you find this quick tip helpful. For further reading on Install Jami, please refer to their official knowledge base. If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below.