Install Rambox on Linux

Choose the right Rambox 3 package for your Linux distribution (deb, rpm, AppImage, Snap or tar.gz), install it and sign in for the first time.

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Rambox for Linux comes in several package formats, so you can pick the one that fits your distribution. They all contain the same app; the difference is how it's installed and how you get updates.

REQUIREMENTS

A 64-bit (x64) Linux distribution with a graphical desktop. Rambox 3 is available for Linux from version 3.1.0.

Which package should I use?

Your system	Recommended package
Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS and other Debian-based distros	.deb
Fedora, RHEL, openSUSE and other rpm-based distros	.rpm
Any distro, without installing anything	AppImage
Distros that use Snap	Snap
Manual install in a folder of your choice	tar.gz or zip

All packages are on rambox.app/download (choose Linux) and on the releases page. File names follow the pattern Rambox-<version>-linux-x64.<format>, for example Rambox-3.1.1-linux-x64.deb.

Updates on Linux are manual

Rambox can't update itself on Linux. When a new version is out, Rambox tells you and offers to download the matching package; you then install it the same way you installed the first one. Snap users get updates through the Snap Store if they installed from there. See About Rambox (version & updates).

Debian / Ubuntu (.deb)

1. Download the .deb file.

2. Open a terminal in the folder where you saved it and run:

   sudo apt install ./Rambox-*-linux-x64.deb

   (* stands for the version number in the file name.) Using apt installs any missing dependencies for you.

3. Open Rambox from your applications menu.

To uninstall:

sudo apt remove rambox

Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE (.rpm)

1. Download the .rpm file.

2. Open a terminal in the folder where you saved it and run the command for your distro:

   # Fedora / RHEL
   sudo dnf install ./Rambox-*-linux-x64.rpm
   
   # openSUSE
   sudo zypper install ./Rambox-*-linux-x64.rpm

3. Open Rambox from your applications menu.

AppImage

An AppImage is a single file that runs without installing anything.

1. Download the .AppImage file.

2. Make it executable — either right-click it → Properties → Permissions → allow executing it as a program, or run:

   chmod +x Rambox-*.AppImage

3. Double-click the file, or run it from a terminal:

   ./Rambox-*.AppImage

To uninstall: delete the AppImage file.

TIP

Since Rambox 3.1.1 you don't need to add --no-sandbox or any other flag to start the AppImage.

Snap

From the Snap Store

sudo snap install rambox

From a downloaded .snap file

1. Download the .snap file.

2. Open a terminal in the folder where you saved it and run:

   sudo snap install ./Rambox-*-linux-x64.snap --dangerous

   The --dangerous flag is only needed for files that don't come from the Snap Store.

Allow cameras, microphones and security keys

Snaps run in a sandbox. If your camera, microphone, USB security key, printer or removable drives don't work inside Rambox, connect the matching permissions:

snap connect rambox:camera
snap connect rambox:audio-record
snap connect rambox:u2f-devices
snap connect rambox:raw-usb
snap connect rambox:removable-media
snap connect rambox:cups-control

To uninstall:

sudo snap remove rambox

Known issue

On Wayland desktops with fractional scaling (for example 125% or 150%), the Snap version can look slightly blurry. The other packages are not affected.

tar.gz or zip

1. Download the .tar.gz (or .zip) file and extract it. It extracts into its own Rambox folder.

   tar -xzf Rambox-*-linux-x64.tar.gz

2. Optionally move that folder somewhere permanent, such as /opt.

3. Start Rambox by running the rambox file inside the folder:

   ./rambox

To uninstall: delete the folder.

First launch: sign in

1. Open Rambox. You see the Sign in screen.
2. Click Continue with your browser. Your default browser opens the Rambox sign-in page.
3. Sign in (or create a free account).
4. When the browser asks whether to open the link with Rambox (some browsers mention xdg-open), allow it. You're taken back to the app, already signed in.

If the browser doesn't bring you back to Rambox, make sure you're on version 3.1.1 or later (earlier AppImage, tar.gz and zip builds had this problem) and see Signing in to Rambox.

Linux-specific notes

• The menu bar (File, Edit, View…) is hidden until you press Alt. You can keep it always visible by turning off Settings → Startup & window → Auto-hide menu bar. The Menu button (☰) at the top-left of the window opens the same menu.
• Tray icon. On Linux, clicking the tray icon shows a menu. Its first item, Open panel…, opens the Rambox tray panel. See Tray panel and taskbar.
• Screen sharing on Wayland uses your desktop's own screen picker instead of Rambox's.
• Extensions: a few Chrome extensions may not work fully on Linux. See Extensions issues.

Related articles

• Signing in to Rambox
• First-run setup
• How to uninstall Rambox
• Rambox is not updating automatically
• Using Rambox 2? See Install Rambox on Linux (2.x).