Slack Desktop App Ubuntu (A-Z PRO)

For a reliable setup on Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, or the upcoming 26.04, you have three primary ways to install and maintain the app. 1. The Snap Store (Easiest & Auto-Updating)

But on Ubuntu—a land of strict package managers, Wayland drama, and GNOME extensions—the question isn't if Slack works. It's how painfully will it work?

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Should you install the Slack desktop app on Ubuntu?

One bizarre quirk: If you install the Snap version, your microphone works perfectly for huddles. If you install the .deb directly from Slack’s website, you might have to install pipewire-pulse or fiddle with pavucontrol to get the mic recognized. The Snap version solves this because it bundles its own audio drivers. Snap wins again, much to the chagrin of the "Snap bad" crowd.

Here is a proposal for a for the Slack Desktop App on Ubuntu.

The most common way to install Slack on Ubuntu is via . This version is sandboxed for security and updates automatically in the background without user intervention.