> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.magnitude.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Linux

> Choose and install the Linux package for your distribution.

## Choose your package

Visit [Download Magnitude](https://magnitude.dev/download) and choose:

| Distribution family | Package |
| ------------------- | ------- |
| Ubuntu / Debian     | `.deb`  |
| Fedora / Red Hat    | `.rpm`  |

Choose **Intel / AMD (x64)** for an x86-64 processor or **ARM64** for an ARM64 processor. If you need to check, run `uname -m`: `x86_64` means x64; `aarch64` means ARM64.

## Requirements

Magnitude requires **glibc 2.35 or later** and a graphical desktop. Ubuntu 22.04 and Debian 12 meet the glibc requirement. An RPM download does not imply compatibility with every Red Hat release: RHEL 9's glibc 2.34 is below this minimum.

Your package manager installs required desktop libraries. GPU inference also needs a supported driver; see [Hardware](/hardware). Alpine/musl packages are not available.

## Install

Open the downloaded package in your distribution's software installer, or use the terminal. Replace the filename below with the file you downloaded.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Ubuntu / Debian">
    ```sh theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
    sudo apt install ./magnitude-desktop.deb
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Fedora">
    ```sh theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
    sudo dnf install ./magnitude-desktop.rpm
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Open **Magnitude** from your applications menu and follow [Get started](/get-started).

## Background operation and updates

Closing the window keeps inference running. Enable **Launch at login** in Settings to start Magnitude when you sign in. This is desktop login startup, not a system service that starts before login.

Some desktop environments don't display a tray icon. Reopen Magnitude from your applications menu; use **Quit Magnitude** to stop it.

App updates use your system package manager and may ask for authorization. Use **Settings → Application updates** for the available actions.

## Uninstall

Remove Magnitude through your distribution's software manager. Downloaded models and settings live in `~/.magnitude` and are separate from the installed application package.