Linux

How to upgrade BassBoom on Linux!

Upgrading BassBoom on Linux is simple, depending on the way you've installed it. To upgrade it, choose your preferred method.

Method 1: Manual unpack

If you like to manually unpack the BassBoom packages, follow these steps:

1. Ensure that you have all the required software installed

2. Download the latest release ZIP file from this page.

3. Unpack the ZIP archive to any folder of your choice

4. Open your favorite terminal emulator, like Konsole, and change the working directory to a folder containing the BassBoom executable

5. Execute dotnet BassBoom.Cli.dll to start the kernel

Method 2: Ubuntu PPA

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 upgrade BassBoom using the Ubuntu PPA. Just follow these steps:

1. Open your terminal emulator and execute the following:

   • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eofla/bassboom

   • sudo apt update

2. Upgrade the bassboom package and follow the instructions (appending the -XX suffix to indicate the third API version part, such as 2)

   • sudo apt install bassboom-2

3. Start bassboom (appending the same suffix above, like bassboom-2), or use your app drawer to find BassBoom corresponding to your installed 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 bassboom is a virtual package.

Method 3: Arch Linux AUR

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 upgrade BassBoom using the Arch Linux AUR. Just follow these steps:

1. Open your terminal emulator and install your preferred AUR helper. Further steps assume that you have Yay installed.

2. Upgrade the bassboom-2 package and follow the instructions (appending the -XX suffix to indicate the third API version part, such as 2)

   • yay -Sy bassboom-2

3. Start bassboom (appending the same suffix above, like bassboom-2), or use your app drawer to find BassBoom corresponding to your installed 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

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.

1. Open the canary release preparation workflow

2. Select the most recent build

3. Scroll down to Artifacts and click on the bb-build button to download the ZIP file.

4. Extract the file. Be sure that you have the latest version of 7-Zip or your favorite archive manager installed.

5. Open your favorite terminal emulator, like Konsole, and change the working directory to a folder containing the BassBoom executable

6. Execute dotnet BassBoom.Cli.dll to start the kernel

For Arch users, just follow the above steps, but upgrade the -git suffix package like this:

• yay -Sy bassboom-2-git

You don't need to sign in to your GitHub account in this case.