TuxPick

Element on Linux

Good news: Element runs on Linux. It's the same app you use on Windows, and TuxPick installs it for you from Flathub.

Install Element with TuxPick

Element

Also on Windows

A chat app for the Matrix network, for private and group messaging.

Installs from Flathub.

How to install on Ubuntu

  1. Press the install button above. TuxPick opens with the app already ticked. Add anything else you need.
  2. Download the installer file.
  3. Open a terminal with Ctrl Alt T, run the one line TuxPick shows you, and type your password when asked.

It works on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04, and on systems built on them like Zorin OS and Pop!_OS.