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  • Session Messenger
    • Installing Session
      • Installing on Linux (Debian based distros)
      • Installing Session using F-Droid
      • Installing Session using APKs
      • Installing beta versions of Session
    • Advanced Features
      • Communities
        • How to setup a Session Open Group Server (SOGS)
        • Creating a read-only channel using SOGS
      • Session Names and the Session Name Service (SNS)
        • Registering an Oxen Name using the Oxen Name Service
      • Session Pro
    • Contribute to Session Messenger
      • Development
      • Localization
  • Session Token (SESH)
    • Tokenomics
      • Genesis tokenomics
    • Rewards Programs
      • Service Node Bonus Program
      • Oxen Coin Claims
      • Testnet Incentive Program
    • Get Session Token (SESH)
      • How to create a crypto wallet
      • How to view SESH in your Wallet
      • How to use Session Token (SESH)
  • Session Network
    • Session Nodes
      • Staking and collateralization
      • Incentivization
      • Consensus
      • Swarms
      • Session Appchain
      • Deregistration
    • Session Protocol
      • Onion requests and message routing
      • Account IDs and self managed keys
      • Account restoration
    • Staking
      • Staking Reward Pool
  • Contribute to the Session Network
    • Running a Session Node
      • Oxend L2 tracker tuning
      • Setting up an oxend L2 proxy
    • Staking to a Session Node
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    • Testnet
      • Staking to a Session Stagenet Multicontributor Node
      • Session Stagenet Node Setup
        • Setting up an oxend L2 proxy
  • Twitter / X
  • Discord
  • Session Token Website
  • Session Website
  • Session Whitepaper
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  2. Installing Session

Installing on Linux (Debian based distros)

Open a terminal and run the following commands

  1. Add the Oxen GPG key using

sudo curl -so /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/oxen.gpg https://deb.oxen.io/pub.gpg
  1. Add repository list

echo "deb https://deb.oxen.io $(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oxen.list
  1. Update repositories

sudo apt update
  1. Install Session

sudo apt install session-desktop

Updating Session

If you want to update Session, you can run the following commands:

sudo apt update

then,

sudo apt upgrade

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