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Installing Shadow .deb package on Debian or Ubuntu based distributions

Updated 

3 months ago

Please refer to the instructions according to the environment of your Shadow: PROD, BETA, or ALPHA.

As a reminder, the ALPHA and BETA applications are experimental versions and are not officially supported.
If you have any questions regarding the ALPHA or BETA apps, please contact us on our Discord only.
You can download the BETA application on our website and the ALPHA application on our Discord by following the instructions.

Automatic Installation

The easiest way to install Shadow for Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions is to download and install the .deb package (64-bit), either through the graphical software center if it's available, or through the command line.

Installing the .deb package will automatically install the apt repository and signing key to enable auto-updating using the system's package manager.

Method 1: Installing the .deb package

You can download the package by clicking on the link below and then execute it:

https://update.shadow.tech/launcher/prod/linux/x86_64/shadow-amd64.deb 

 

Method 2: Use the command line

If you are using a recent Linux distribution:

sudo apt install ./shadow-prod.deb

 

If you are using an old Linux distribution:

sudo dpkg -i shadow-prod.deb​sudo apt-get install -f # Install dependencies

​Method 1: Installing the .deb package

You can download the package by clicking on the link below and then execute it:

https://update.shadow.tech/launcher/preprod/linux/x86_64/shadow-beta-amd64.deb 

 

Method 2: Use the command line

If you are using a recent Linux distribution:

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sudo apt install ./shadow-beta.deb

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If you are using an old Linux distribution:

sudo dpkg -i shadow-beta.deb​sudo apt-get install -f # Install dependencies

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​Method 1: Installing the .deb package

You can download the package by clicking on the link below and then execute it:

https://update.shadow.tech/launcher/testing/linux/x86_64/shadow-alpha-amd64.deb 

 

Method 2: Use the command line

If you are using a recent Linux distribution:

sudo apt install ./shadow-beta.deb

 

If you are using an old Linux distribution:

sudo dpkg -i shadow-alpha.deb​sudo apt-get install -f # Install dependencies

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Manual installation

Alternatively, the repository and key can also be installed manually with the following script:

​sudo apt-get install wget gpg
wget -qO- http://repository.shadow.tech/shadow_signing.key | gpg --dearmor > packages.shadowapp.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.shadowapp.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://repository.shadow.tech/prod bullseye main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shadow-prod.list'
rm -f packages.shadowapp.gpg

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Then update the package cache and install the package using:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt install shadow-prod
sudo apt-get install wget gpg
wget -qO- http://repository.shadow.tech/shadow_signing.key | gpg --dearmor > packages.shadowapp.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.shadowapp.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://repository.shadow.tech/preprod bullseye main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shadow-preprod.list'
rm -f packages.shadowapp.gpg

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Then update the package cache and install the package using:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt install shadow-beta
sudo apt-get install wget gpg​
wget -qO- http://repository.shadow.tech/shadow_signing.key | gpg --dearmor > packages.shadowapp.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.shadowapp.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://repository.shadow.tech/testing bullseye main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shadow-testing.list'
rm -f packages.shadowapp.gpg

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Then update the package cache and install the package using:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt install shadow-alpha



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