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title: Install Messenger on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Messenger for Linux - Messenger
url: https://snapcraft.io/facebook-messenger-desktop
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# Messenger (facebook-messenger-desktop)

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* [Social](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=social)

latest/stable 1.4.2

Install latest/stable of Messenger

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install facebook-messenger-desktop
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* facebook-messenger-desktop

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 26 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 25 October 2026 - latest/beta

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/facebook-messenger-desktop#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/facebook-messenger-desktop#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/facebook-messenger-desktop#tab-security)

#### Messenger

An unofficial, self-contained desktop app for Facebook Messenger

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## Install Messenger on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/facebook-messenger-desktop/raspbian)