How to install Nitrocid KS on Linux
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We now officially support Arch Linux as the distro for 64-bit (AMD + Intel and ARM) processors!
Installing Nitrocid KS on Linux is straightforward, but we recommend installing the simulator using the manual unpack method.
Extra kernel add-ons may require additional hardware on your computer to work. For example, the BassBoom addon requires that you have audio drivers installed on your computer.
To run Nitrocid KS in the absolute minimum requirements, your computer needs to have the following installed:
Supported distros
Konsole, GNOME Terminal, etc.
You can consult the required dependencies here:
There are several ways to install Nitrocid KS on Linux systems.
If you like to manually unpack the Nitrocid KS packages, follow these steps:
Ensure that you have all the required software installed
Download the latest release ZIP file from this page.
Unpack the ZIP archive to any folder of your choice
Open your favorite terminal emulator, like Konsole, and change the working directory to a folder containing the Nitrocid KS executable
Execute dotnet Nitrocid.dll to start the kernel
This only applies to Ubuntu and its derivatives. However, we only support the vanilla Ubuntu distribution. Don't try this method on Debian.
If you're running Ubuntu, you can install Nitrocid KS using the Ubuntu PPA. Just follow these steps:
Open your terminal emulator and execute the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eofla/nitrocid
sudo apt update
Install the nitrocid package and follow the instructions (appending the -XX suffix to indicate the third mod API version part, such as 26)
sudo apt install nitrocid-26
Start ks (appending the same suffix above, like ks-26), or use your app drawer to find Nitrocid KS corresponding to your installed mod API version
You can choose between the version series that you want to upgrade in the output of the apt command when it prompts you to select one of them, as nitrocid is a virtual package.
This only applies to vanilla Arch Linux. We don't officially support Arch's derivatives, such as Manjaro and EndeavourOS.
If you're running Arch, you can install Nitrocid KS using the Arch Linux AUR. Just follow these steps:
Open your terminal emulator and install your preferred AUR helper. Further steps assume that you have Yay installed.
Install the nitrocid-26 package and follow the instructions (appending the -XX suffix to indicate the third mod API version part, such as 26)
yay -Sy nitrocid-26
Start ks (appending the same suffix above, like ks-26), or use your app drawer to find Nitrocid KS corresponding to your installed mod API version
You can't install the release version and the cutting-edge (those with the -git suffix) version at the same time, since files conflict.
Bleeding-edge builds usually come from building the development branch of the kernel, and they usually contain bugs and other untested features.
If you're a tester to such software, please follow the steps on your Linux machine. Please be sure that you're signed in to your GitHub account.
Open the canary release preparation workflow
Select the most recent build
Scroll down to Artifacts and click on the nks-build button to download the ZIP file.
Extract the file. Be sure that you have the latest version of 7-Zip or your favorite archive manager installed.
Open your favorite terminal emulator, like Konsole, and change the working directory to a folder containing the Nitrocid KS executable
Execute dotnet Nitrocid.dll to start the kernel
For Arch users, just follow the above steps, but install the -git suffix package like this:
yay -Sy nitrocid-26-git
You don't need to sign in to your GitHub account in this case.
