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--- howto:several_signal_desktop_instances [2025/07/12 15:30] – [Distribution package] 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 =====
+===== Distribution package =====
-Display all files of signal-desktop package:
+In the Signal Desktop package, find the file ending with ''.desktop''.
-   dpkg -l signal-desktop
-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:
+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-ap.desktop
+  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, create a new directory in the .config directory named like you want to name your new Signal instance, e.g. ''Signal2''
+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
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 Change the ''Name'' and ''Exec'' lines:
-''Name'' is the name you assign to your new Signal instance, in this example ''Signal2''
+''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
+  Exec=/opt/Signal/signal-desktop -user-data-dir=PATH/TO/FOLDER %U
 Your ''.desktop'' file should now look something like this:
   [Desktop Entry]
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 Save the file.
-You should now find your new instance ‚Signal2‘ in your application launcher.
+You should now find your new instance ''Signal2'' in your application launcher.