Hello:

On 10 Nov 2025 at 10:46, Alessandro Vesely wrote:

> > I expect that the previous versions of [telegram-desktop] will work
> > properly in their version installations: Daedalus, Chimaerra, etc.
> Upgrading to Excalibur removed it.
I believe that is the default action when dist-upgrade finds a
package that is not in the distribution version's repository.

> When I try to install it from the Daedalus ...
You get all sort of dependency issues and warnings.

> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of telegram-desktop:
--- snip ---
> And then:
--- snip ---
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> telegram-desktop : Depends: qtbase-abi-5-15-8
> E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

> ... untarred from the .deb file, seems to work.
> Let's see what happens.
Unless it is very important for you, you may want to wait till it is
back in the repository.

Like I said, something is going on with [telegram-desktop].
Maybe nothing important or maybe it is.
eg: a security issue.

That said, you may want to consider:

1. directly using your browser?
ie: www.telegram.org
Probably has much less overhead.

2. using alternative [Telegram] client?
Just an idea, don't really know if there are any.
Have not ever used IM.

> Thank you
You're welcome.

Best,

A.