> ## 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` |
| Arch Linux / Omarchy and other Arch-based distributions | `.pkg.tar.zst` |

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

## Requirements

Magnitude requires **glibc 2.34 or later**. Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12 and RHEL 9 (and its rebuilds) meet the glibc requirement. The desktop window needs a graphical session; `magnitude serve` can run without one, including over SSH.

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

## Install

The quickest way is the install command. It picks the right package, verifies it, and asks whether to run Magnitude as a [server](/remote-server):

```sh theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
curl -fsSL https://magnitude.dev/install.sh | sh
```

Or 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 update
    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>

  <Tab title="Arch / Omarchy">
    ```sh theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
    sudo pacman -U ./magnitude-desktop.pkg.tar.zst
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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

## Updates and removal

App updates use your system package manager. Click **Restart** to install a downloaded update; at your desktop it installs without a password, while over SSH it asks for administrator authentication. Use **Settings → Application updates** for the available actions. A [server](/remote-server) installs its updates by itself.

Remove Magnitude through your distribution's software manager. Downloaded models and settings live in `~/.magnitude` and are separate from the installed application package. On a server, run `magnitude server remove` before removing the package; reinstalling the package without it keeps the server set up.


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