This page walks you through installing the Linux version of Ringotel on various distributions. Once the package is downloaded, either double-click on it to run installation or use the Terminal.
Application is installed into your home at ~/.local/share/Ringotel(per user), so it can keep itself up-to-date.
Important:
Some Linux distributions have no built-in graphical installer for downloaded files (a double-click just opens the Archive Manager). If you prefer double-clicking, do this one-time setup, then double-click the file.
For deb-packages:
sudo apt install -y gdebi xdg-mime default gdebi.desktop application/vnd.debian.binary-package
For rpm-packages:
sudo dnf install -y gnome-packagekit xdg-mime default gpk-install-local-file.desktop application/x-rpm
Fedora / RHEL / CentOS / Rocky / AlmaLinux (64-bit)
Download RPM-package - https://apps.ringotel.com/Linux_rpm
Open a terminal in your Downloads folder and run the command below. Enter your password when asked.
cd ~/Downloads && sudo dnf install ./ringotel.rpm
Older systems without dnf: use sudo yum install ./ringotel.rpm.
Debian / Ubuntu
Download DEB-package - https://apps.ringotel.com/Linux_deb
Open a terminal in your Downloads folder and run the command below. Enter your password when asked.
cd ~/Downloads && sudo apt install ./ringotel.deb
Uninstall
Either double-click downloaded installation file and click on “Uninstall”. Alternatevily, you can use Terminal command:
For deb-packages:
sudo apt remove ringotel
For rpm-packages:
sudo dnf remove ringotel
If you need to remove personal settings:
rm -rf ~/.ringotel
If you need only to remove the Click2Call association:
sed -i '\|=ringotel.desktop$|d' ~/.config/mimeapps.list update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications