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How to install Nitrocid KS on Linux
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How to install Nitrocid KS on Linux
Last updated
Installing Nitrocid KS on Linux is straightforward, but we recommend installing the simulator using the manual unpack method.
Before performing the installation, your Linux system must meet the following requirements:
To run Nitrocid KS in the absolute minimum requirements, your computer needs to have the following installed:
System | Framework | Terminal |
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We support installing KS 0.0.24.0 or lower until August 2, 2027.
To run Nitrocid KS in the absolute minimum requirements, your computer needs to have the following installed:
System | Framework | Terminal |
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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 RAR file from this page. Files that end with the -dotnet
prefix means that it's for .NET 6.0.
Unpack the RAR 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
If you're running Ubuntu, you can install KS using the Ubuntu PPA. Just follow these steps:
Open your terminal emulator and execute the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eofla/kernel-sim
sudo apt update
Install the kernel-simulator
package
sudo apt install kernel-simulator
Start ks
or use your app drawer to find Nitrocid KS
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 Windows machine. Please be sure that you're signed in to your GitHub account.
Open this page
Select the most recent build
Scroll down to Artifacts and click on the ks-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
Supported distros
Konsole, GNOME Terminal, etc.
Supported distros
Konsole, GNOME Terminal, etc.
Supported distros
Konsole, GNOME Terminal, etc.