Discord runs natively on all major operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Debuted in 2015, it quickly became the communication platform of choice for gamers.
Although it was designed with gamers in mind, the application’s versatile features found a home in other communities, and many Open Source organizations began to take an interest in it. This guide will demonstrate how to install Discord, a free voice, video, and text chat app, on different Linux distros.
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