PreReqs are 1 Command
You can get the pre-reqs from the app itself or here.
From Install Page:
This is linked from the main install page.
Manual Website OPTION:
Doing it from within the AppImage is the easiest method. But another option is manually with these instructions on our website.
Debian
This includes Debian 12, Ubuntu, Mint, PopOS, Zorin, and any other Debian based distro.
sudo apt install -y bubblewrap iproute2 microsocks proxychains4 ratpoison tor wireguard xserver-xephyr
Make sure you’re using a supported distro, especially if it’s older than Ubuntu 22. List
Fedora
sudo dnf -y install bubblewrap iproute proxychains4 ratpoison tor wireguard-tools xorg-x11-server-Xephyr
Arch
This includes Vanilla Arch, Manjaro, Elementary, and any other Arch based distro.
sudo pacman -S bubblewrap iproute2 microsocks proxychains-ng tor wireguard-tools xorg-server-xephyr
Pacman doesn’t have ratpoison, you could try yay: 1
sudo yay -S ratpoison
Or get ratpoison from the AUR:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ratpoison.git
cd ratpoison
makepkg -si –skippgpcheck
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