Objective
Install the Riot desktop Matrix client on Debian/Ubuntu.
Distributions
Recent versions of Debian or Ubuntu
Requirements
A working install of Debian or Ubuntu
Difficulty
Easy
Conventions
# – requires given command to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ – given command to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
Introduction
Matrix is an up-and-coming chat protocol that provides a real alternative to proprietary solutions like Slack. Unlike Slack, Matrix is free, open source, and completely decentralized. With Matrix, you own your chat.
Because Matrix is just a protocol, there are a variety of client implementations. The most widely used and well-polished is Riot. // Read more: original article.