Official Linux packages

Install playit on Linux

Add the playit package repository and install the client on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, and Arch Linux.

apt dnf / yum zypper apk AUR

Recommended

Auto-detects your distribution

$ curl -fsSL https://packages.playit.gg/install.sh | bash

Non-interactive

Skips prompts with -y

$ curl -fsSL https://packages.playit.gg/install.sh | bash -s -- -y

The installer detects your package manager, configures the repository, and installs playit. On Arch Linux, it installs playit-bin from the AUR when yay or paru is available.

Manual install

Distribution commands

Use these commands when you want to add the repository yourself instead of running the installer.

Debian / Ubuntu

apt

curl -SsL https://packages.playit.gg/keys/playit.gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/playit.gpg >/dev/null
sudo chmod 0644 /usr/share/keyrings/playit.gpg
sudo curl -fsSL -o /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playit.list https://packages.playit.gg/repo-files/playit-debian.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install playit

Fedora

dnf

sudo curl -fsSL -o /etc/yum.repos.d/playit.repo https://packages.playit.gg/repo-files/playit-fedora.repo
sudo dnf install playit

openSUSE

zypper

sudo zypper ar -f https://packages.playit.gg/repo-files/playit-opensuse.repo
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install playit

Alpine Linux

apk

sudo wget -O /etc/apk/keys/playit.rsa.pub https://packages.playit.gg/keys/playit.rsa.pub
echo "https://packages.playit.gg/data/alpine/stable/main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apk/repositories
sudo apk update
sudo apk add playit

On Alpine systems that use OpenRC, install playit-openrc instead of playit.

Arch Linux

AUR

yay -S playit-bin
# or
paru -S playit-bin