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diff --git a/pages/install/linux/en.text b/pages/install/linux/en.text new file mode 100644 index 0000000..718b263 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/install/linux/en.text @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +@title = 'Bitmask for Linux' +@nav_title = 'Linux' + +<%= render({:partial => 'common/notice'}, {:type => 'info', :text => '<b>NOTE:</b> Encrypted email support in Bitmask is still experimental.'}) %> + +h2. Install as packages + +This is the recommended method of installing Bitmask. If installed as a package, Bitmask will run faster, be better integrated in the system, and will be kept up to date. + +h2. Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) + +<%= render({:partial => 'via_packages'}, {:distro => 'trusty'}) %> + +h3. Debian 7.0 (Wheezy) + +<%= render({:partial => 'via_packages'}, {:distro => 'wheezy', :os => 'debian'}) %> + +h3. Debian 8.0 (Jessie) + +<%= render({:partial => 'via_packages'}, {:distro => 'jessie', :os => 'debian'}) %> + +h2. Install stand-alone bundle + +Alternately, you can run Bitmask from a stand alone bundle. This is useful if want to run Bitmask from a thumb drive. The bundle should work on most recent Linux distributions that are derived from Debian (e.g. Ubuntu, Mint, etc). + +There are two disadvantages to the stand-alone bundle: + +* The Bitmask app will be less well integrated with the desktop environment. +* Running from the bundle is slower to start than via packages. + +Optionally, you can [[authenticate the signature => signature-verification]] for the Bitmask files before you run them. + +How do you tell if you running a 32 bit or 64 bit kernel? Run the following command: + +bc. uname -m + +If the result is: + +* @x86_64@, you have *64 bit* +* @i686@, you have *32 bit* +* @i386@, you have *32 bit* + +h3. 32 bit kernel + +<%= render({:partial => 'common/download_button'}, {:link => 'https://dl.bitmask.net/client/linux/Bitmask-linux32-latest.tar.bz2', :text => 'Download 32 bit'}) %> + +[[Signature file => https://dl.bitmask.net/client/linux/Bitmask-linux32-latest.tar.bz2.asc]] + +h3. 64 bit kernel + +<%= render({:partial => 'common/download_button'}, {:link => 'https://dl.bitmask.net/client/linux/Bitmask-linux64-latest.tar.bz2', :text => 'Download 64 bit'}) %> + +[[Signature file => https://dl.bitmask.net/client/linux/Bitmask-linux64-latest.tar.bz2.asc]] + +h3. Other options + +If you want to install an old or development version of Bitmask, you can [[browse all releases => https://dl.bitmask.net/client/linux/]]. + |