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## On Linux
On all Linux-based operating systems, Sideband is available as a `pipx`/`pip` package. This installation method **includes desktop integration**, so that Sideband will show up in your applications menu and launchers. Below are install steps for the most common recent Linux distros. For Debian 11, see the end of this section.
On all Linux-based operating systems, Sideband is available as a `pip`/`pipx` package. This installation method **includes desktop integration**, so that Sideband will show up in your applications menu and launchers. Below are install steps for the most common recent Linux distros. For Debian 11, see the end of this section.
#### Basic Installation
You will first need to install a few dependencies for voice calls, audio messaging and Codec2 support to work:
```bash
# For Debian (13+) and derivatives
sudo apt install python3-pyaudio codec2 xclip xsel
# For Debian (12+), Ubuntu (22.04+) and derivatives
sudo apt install pipx python3-pyaudio python3-dev build-essential libopusfile0 portaudio19-dev codec2 xclip xsel
sudo apt install python3-pyaudio python3-dev build-essential libopusfile0 portaudio19-dev codec2 xclip xsel
# For Manjaro and derivatives
pamac install python-pipx python-pyaudio base-devel codec2 xclip xsel
pamac install python-pyaudio codec2 xclip xsel
# For Arch and derivatives
sudo pacman -Sy python-pipx python-pyaudio base-devel codec2 xclip xsel
sudo pacman -Sy python-pyaudio codec2 xclip xsel
```
Once those are installed, install the Sideband application itself:
```bash
# Finally, install Sideband using pipx:
pipx install sbapp
# Finally, install Sideband using pip:
pip install sbapp --break-system-packages
```
After installation, you can now run Sideband in a number of different ways:
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You can also install Sideband in various alternative ways:
```bash
# Install Sideband via pip instead of pipx:
pip install sbapp
# Or, if pip is externally managed:
pip install sbapp --break-system-packages
# Install Sideband via pipx instead of pip:
pipx install sbapp
# Or, if you intend to run Sideband in headless
# daemon mode, you can also install it without