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--- howto:several_signal_desktop_instances [2025/07/12 15:24] – [Run Signal Desktop instances in parallel] pterophorus
+++ howto:several_signal_desktop_instances [2025/09/15 18:29] (aktuell) – [Run Signal Desktop instances in parallel] pterophorus
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 First find out in which way your existing Signal instance was installed:
 For Flatpak, run
   flatpak list | grep signal-desktop
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 For distribution package run
   dpkg -l signal-desktop
+(If ''dpkg -l signal-desktop'' delivers no output, but you are sure you've installed Signal via distribution package, proceed to the next step.)
 ===== Linx Flatpak =====
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 Afterwards, you should find the second instance of Signal Desktop as "Signal 2" in your application launcher.
+===== Distribution package =====
+In the Signal Desktop package, find the file ending with ''.desktop''.
+This file describes how Signal Desktop is started via the launcher of your GUI. You can customize the file for a second Signal instance.
+   dpkg -l signal-desktop | grep .desktop
+Copy the ''.desktop'' file into your local directory, renaming it with a unique identifyer:
+  cp /usr/share/applications/signal-desktop.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/signal-desktop-<unique-identifyer>.desktop
+Find out the location of your Signal Desktop standard config directory. Possibly it is ''.config/Signal'' in your home directory (press Ctrl + h in order to see system folders in your home directory). When you found the location, navigate into the ''.config'' directory and create a new directory named like you want to name your new Signal instance, e.g. ''Signal2''
+  mkdir ~/.config/Signal2
+Find the ''.desktop'' file in your local directory and open it with a text editor.
+Change the ''Name'' and ''Exec'' lines:
+''Name'' is the name you assign to your new Signal instance, in this example ''Signal2''.
+''Exec'' describes the path to your newly created config directory:
+  Exec=/opt/Signal/signal-desktop -user-data-dir=PATH/TO/FOLDER %U
+Your ''.desktop'' file should now look something like this:
+  [Desktop Entry]
+  Name=Signal2
+  Exec=/opt/Signal/signal-desktop -user-data-dir=/home/user/.config/Signal2 %U
+  Terminal=false
+  Type=Application
+  Icon=signal-desktop
+  StartupWMClass=Signal
+  Comment=Private messaging from your desktop
+  MimeType=x-scheme-handler/sgnl;x-scheme-handler/signalcaptcha;
+  Categories=Network;InstantMessaging;Chat;
+Save the file.
+You should now find your new instance ''Signal2'' in your application launcher.