For GNU/Linux, we recommend following the installation method detailed below based on what distribution you are running.
To find out which distribution you are running, open a terminal and type in the following:
cat /etc/issueThere are two ways to install bitmask on Ubuntu, via packages and via bundles. If you are comfortable with the command line, we recommend using packages when available, otherwise use the bundle. If installed as a package, Bitmask will run faster, be better integrated in the desktop environment, and will be faster to start.
For Ubuntu, we only provide packages for Wily Werewolf (15.10) and Vivid Vervet (15.04).
If you are using Trusty, then you will need to use the bundle method.
We are sorry, Precise Penguin (12.04) is not working at this time.
First determine if you running a 32 bit or 64 bit kernel by running the following command:
uname -mIf the result is:
x86_64, you have 64 biti686, you have 32 biti386, you have 32 bitThen download the appropriate version below:
If you want to make sure that the Bitmask wasn’t messed with during download you can authenticate the signature.
NOTE:
Stand-alone bundles are useful if want to run Bitmask from a thumb drive. Or from a distribution which we don’t support with packages.
There are two disadvantages to the stand-alone bundle:
Wily Werewolf (15.10)
To install
sudo -s add-apt-repository "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian wily main" wget -O- https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add - apt-get update apt-get install bitmask leap-archive-keyring
To remove
sudo -s apt-get remove bitmask leap-archive-keyring apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901 add-apt-repository --remove "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian wily main"
Vivid Vervet (15.04)
To install
sudo -s add-apt-repository "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian vivid main" wget -O- https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add - apt-get update apt-get install bitmask leap-archive-keyring
To remove
sudo -s apt-get remove bitmask leap-archive-keyring apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901 add-apt-repository --remove "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian vivid main"
There are two ways to install bitmask on Debian, via packages and via bundles. If you are comfortable with the command line, we recommend using packages when available, if you are comfortable with the command line, otherwise use the bundle. If installed as a package, Bitmask will run faster, be better integrated in the system, and will be kept up to date.
For Debian, we only provide packages for Stable (Jessie/8), Testing (Stretch) and Unstable (Sid).
If you are using Wheezy, then you will need to use the bundle method.
First determine if you running a 32 bit or 64 bit kernel by running the following command:
uname -mIf the result is:
x86_64, you have 64 biti686, you have 32 biti386, you have 32 bitThen download the appropriate version below:
If you want to make sure that the Bitmask wasn’t messed with during download you can authenticate the signature.
Stable (Jessie/8)
To install
sudo -s echo "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian jessie main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitmask.list wget -O- https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add - apt-get update apt-get install bitmask leap-archive-keyring
To remove
sudo -s apt-get remove bitmask leap-archive-keyring apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901 rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitmask.list
Testing (Stretch)
To install
sudo -s echo "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian testing main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitmask.list wget -O- https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add - apt-get update apt-get install bitmask leap-archive-keyring
To remove
sudo -s apt-get remove bitmask leap-archive-keyring apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901 rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitmask.list
Unstable (Sid)
To install
sudo -s echo "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian sid main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitmask.list wget -O- https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add - apt-get update apt-get install bitmask leap-archive-keyring
To remove
sudo -s apt-get remove bitmask leap-archive-keyring apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901 rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitmask.list
Please note that we only provide support for the above versions of Debian and Ubuntu. You are welcome to try and get Bitmask running on another distribution. If you want to try, we recommend attempting to use the bundle (see below), or have a look at building it from source.
First determine if you running a 32 bit or 64 bit kernel by running the following command:
uname -mIf the result is:
x86_64, you have 64 biti686, you have 32 biti386, you have 32 bitThen download the appropriate version below:
If you want to make sure that the Bitmask wasn’t messed with during download you can authenticate the signature.
From stand-alone bundles: Bitmask should upgrade itself automatically (for versions equal or later than 0.7.0). If you are running a version prior to 0.7.0, you can download the new bundle and copy the “config” folder from the old bundle directory.
From packages: If you are running from packages, then you can trigger an update like so:
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgradeNOTE: When upgrading Ubuntu from 14.10 (Utopic) to 15.04 (Vivid), you may need to run this command again:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb deb.bitmask.net/debian vivid main"Similar is needed for the upgrade from 15.04 to 15.10 (Wily):
sudo add-apt-repository "deb deb.bitmask.net/debian wily main"This is because the Ubuntu upgrade process probably commented out all your prior custom repository lines in /etc/apt/sources.list.