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[GH-ISSUE #132] How do I install on Linux? #104

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opened 2026-05-05 05:16:29 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 5 comments

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Originally created by @Lzrs111 on GitHub (Sep 17, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/132

Hi,

sorry if this is the wrong place for this, but google didn't really help. I am comepletely new to linux, but for now I'm stuck with it on my laptop. My pc runs windows and I've installed barrier with no problems. I can't figure out how to install on linux so if someone would be so kind to give instructions on barrier installation aimed at 5 year olds, I'd much appreciate it.

Thanks in advance

Originally created by @Lzrs111 on GitHub (Sep 17, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/132 Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place for this, but google didn't really help. I am comepletely new to linux, but for now I'm stuck with it on my laptop. My pc runs windows and I've installed barrier with no problems. I can't figure out how to install on linux so if someone would be so kind to give instructions on barrier installation aimed at 5 year olds, I'd much appreciate it. Thanks in advance

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2026-05-05 05:16:36 -06:00

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@AdrianKoshka commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2018):

What distribution are you using, and what version of said distribution?

@AdrianKoshka commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2018): What distribution are you using, and what version of said distribution?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:16:39 -06:00

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@Lzrs111 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2018):

What distribution are you using, and what version of said distribution?

I'm on Ubuntu 14.04.

@Lzrs111 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2018): > What distribution are you using, and what version of said distribution? I'm on Ubuntu 14.04.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:16:41 -06:00

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@AdrianKoshka commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2018):

If you want to build from source: look here https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/28#issuecomment-392904132.

Otherwise, go to the releases page, and grab the .tar.bz for linux, then:

Unpack it
cd barrier-2.1.0-Linux
sudo cp bin /usr/
sudo cp share /usr/
You'll probably need to install QT5 libraries, don't know if 14.04 even has those off hand. (I'm a fedora user).

If you want to wait a bit, I'm going to be creating a flatpak repo where linux users can just install a flatpak of barrier, making it easier for us to target a wide variety of distributions.

@AdrianKoshka commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2018): If you want to build from source: look here https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/28#issuecomment-392904132. Otherwise, go to the [releases page](https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases), and grab the `.tar.bz` for linux, then: 1. Unpack it 2. `cd barrier-2.1.0-Linux` 3. `sudo cp bin /usr/` 4. `sudo cp share /usr/` 5. You'll probably need to install QT5 libraries, don't know if 14.04 even has those off hand. (I'm a fedora user). If you want to wait a bit, I'm going to be creating a flatpak repo where linux users can just install a flatpak of barrier, making it easier for us to target a wide variety of distributions.

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2026-05-05 05:16:43 -06:00

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@Lzrs111 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2018):

Hi,

one last thing. I've installed using the link you provided. How do I run the program now? Sorry if this is basic, but I've never really used Linux before.

Thanks for the help btw :)

@Lzrs111 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2018): Hi, one last thing. I've installed using the link you provided. How do I run the program now? Sorry if this is basic, but I've never really used Linux before. Thanks for the help btw :)

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:16:46 -06:00

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@Lzrs111 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2018):

Nvm, found it :) Thanks

@Lzrs111 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2018): Nvm, found it :) Thanks