Installation & Package Management

Vectrace is distributed in multiple formats to ensure compatibility with all major Linux distributions.

Package Formats

1. AppImage (Universal Package)

Recommended for all Linux distributions. No installation required:

chmod +x Vectrace-v0.2.4_64.AppImage
./Vectrace-v0.2.4_64.AppImage

2. Debian / Ubuntu (.deb)

sudo dpkg -i vectrace_0.2.4_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

3. Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE (.rpm)

sudo dnf install ./vectrace-0.2.4-1.x86_64.rpm

4. Arch Linux / Manjaro

cd packaging/arch
makepkg -si

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Extra System Packages & Prerequisites

When building from source or running standalone binaries, the following native packages are required:

Distribution	Command to Install Dependencies
Debian / Ubuntu / Mint	sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrender-dev libwayland-dev libdbus-1-dev
Fedora / RHEL / CentOS	sudo dnf install -y gcc libX11-devel libXext-devel libXrender-devel wayland-devel dbus-devel
Arch Linux / Manjaro	sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel libx11 libxext libxrender wayland dbus
openSUSE	sudo zypper install -t pattern devel_C_C++ && sudo zypper install libX11-devel libXext-devel wayland-devel dbus-1-devel