diff --git a/content/2.how-to guides/install-msty-on-linux.md b/content/2.how-to guides/install-msty-on-linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3995f45 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/2.how-to guides/install-msty-on-linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +title: Install Msty on Linux +description: Learn how to install Msty on your Linux machine +--- + +Follow the instructions below to install Msty's .AppImage or .deb installer on your Linux machine. + +## Download Msty + +If you haven't downloaded Msty already, get started by downloading it first. + +## Installing Msty + +Once you have downloaded Msty, navigate to the directory where you downloaded the installer from the terminal. + +::tabs{variant="card"} + + ::div{label="AppImage" icon="ph:linux-logo"} + ### AppImage + + From the terminal, run the following command to make the downloaded AppImage file executable: + + ```sh + chmod a+x ./.AppImage + ``` + + Then run the following command to open Msty from the terminal: + + ```sh + ./.AppImage --no-sandbox + ``` + + Note: You may need to install appropriate packages like libfuse2 (if your system does not have them already) inorder to run the AppImage file. + :: + + ::div{label="deb" icon="tabler:brand-debian"} + ### deb + + From the terminal, run the following command to install Msty on your system: + + ```sh + sudo apt install ./.deb + ``` + + Once the installation finishes, run the following command to run Msty from the terminal: + + ```sh + msty + ``` + + ::alert{type="info" icon="tabler:info-circle"} + Sometimes the installation may experience permission issues if the '_apt' user does not have enough privileges. In that case, run the following two commands to mitigate this issue and then run Msty again. + + ```sh + sudo chown root:root /opt/Msty/chrome-sandbox + ``` + + ```sh + sudo chmod 4755 /opt/Msty/chrome-sandbox + ``` + :: + :: + +:: \ No newline at end of file