Linux

How to install Nitrocid KS on Linux

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:

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.

KS v0.1.0 or later

To run Nitrocid KS in the absolute minimum requirements, your computer needs to have the following installed:

System	Framework	Terminal
Supported distros	.NET 8.0	Konsole, GNOME Terminal, etc.

KS v0.0.24.0

We support installing KS 0.0.24.0 until the full deprecation of .NET Framework.

To run Nitrocid KS in the absolute minimum requirements, your computer needs to have the following installed:

System	Framework	Terminal
Supported distros	.NET 8.0	Konsole, GNOME Terminal, etc.
Supported distros	Mono 5.10+	Konsole, GNOME Terminal, etc.

Required packages

You can consult the required dependencies here:

Dependency Information

Installation

There are several ways to install Nitrocid KS on Linux systems.

Method 1: Manual unpack

If you like to manually unpack the Nitrocid KS 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 Nitrocid KS executable

5. Execute dotnet Nitrocid.dll to start the kernel

For 0.0.24.x or older, files that end with the -dotnet prefix means that it's for .NET 6.0.

Method 2: Ubuntu PPA

If you're running Ubuntu, you can install KS using the Ubuntu PPA. Just follow these steps:

1. Open your terminal emulator and execute the following:

   • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eofla/kernel-sim

   • sudo apt update

2. Install the kernel-simulator package

   • sudo apt install kernel-simulator

3. Start ks or use your app drawer to find Nitrocid KS

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 Windows machine. Please be sure that you're signed in to your GitHub account.

1. Open this page

2. Select the most recent build

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

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

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

6. Execute dotnet Nitrocid.dll to start the kernel