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Install on Linux

Prafka Desktop for Linux is distributed in packages .deb, .rpm, .AppImage and .tar.gz

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Linux ecosystem is very diverse. Although we are developing on Linux, we could not take into account all the nuances. If you encounter any problem during installation, please contact us.

Validate checksum​

Before installation, you can validate checksum.

Go to the folder with downloaded distribution and run the command:

curl -L -O 'https://dist.prafka.com/desktop/linux/prafka_1.1.0_amd64.deb.sha256' && sha256sum -c prafka_1.1.0_amd64.deb.sha256 && rm prafka_1.1.0_amd64.deb.sha256

deb​

deb packages are used in Debian-like systems: Ubuntu, Mint, etc.

You can install Prafka Desktop either using the graphical package manager of the operating system, or using the utility apt or dpkg via the terminal:

sudo apt install ./prafka_1.1.0_amd64.deb

rpm​

rpm packages are used in Red Hat-like systems: Fedora, openSUSE, etc.

You can install Prafka Desktop either using the graphical package manager of the operating system, or using the dnf or rpm utility via the terminal:

sudo dnf install prafka-1.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm

AppImage​

AppImage allows you to run Prafka Desktop without installation.

To do this, you need to make the downloaded file executable. This can be done either using the graphical interface of the operating system, or using the chmod utility via the terminal:

chmod +x prafka-1.1.0-x86_64.AppImage

tar.gz​

tar.gz allows you to run Prafka Desktop without installation.

Unpack the archive, make the script executable and run it:

tar -xf prafka-1.1.0-x86_64.tar.gz
chmod +x prafka-1.1.0/bin/prafka
./prafka-1.1.0/bin/prafka