Installing on Linux [DRAFT]
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Supported versions

We are packaged in Arch's main community repo. You can use sudo pacman -S cockatrice to install Cockatrice on Arch-based distros.

We provide pre-built packages for Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora (and, therefore, most distos derived from those distros). We endeavor to provide support for LTS versions of these distros for the life of their standard support periods.

Our latest stable release is packaged on Flathub and can be installed via Flatpak.

Common Issues on Derived Distros

Linux Mint can be derived from Ubuntu or Debian, but has naming conventions that do not obviously correspond to those releases (e.g. Mint 22.x is based on Ubuntu 24.04). Please reference this table to determine which of our pre-built packages you should install on Linux Mint. Installing via Flatpak should work regardless of version.

Installation Instructions

Installing from a pre-built package

To install one of our pre-built packages, download the appropriate file from here. If you do not see your version on the main page, please follow the link to All available downloads to see if we support a pre-built package for it. Once you have the file, open a terminal and run the following to update your system and install Cockatrice:

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install /path/to/downloaded/file

Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade

sudo dnf install /path/to/downloaded/file

Installing from Flatpak:

From a terminal, run the following:

If needed, update your system and install Flatpak:

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install flatpak

Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade

sudo dnf install flatpak

Enable the Flathub repository, check for updates, and install Cockatrice

flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak update

flatpak --user install io.github.Cockatrice.cockatrice

Compiling on Linux

If none of the above options will work for you, please see our guide on Compiling Cockatrice on Linux.