Installation

📦 Installation

Download, install, verify and update Command Center.

Command Center runs on 64-bit Linux (x86_64). Download packages from the latest release.

Your system	Download	Install
Debian 12+, Ubuntu 22.04+ and derivatives	command-center_<version>_amd64.deb	sudo apt install ./command-center_0.7.1_amd64.deb
Fedora and other RPM systems	command-center-<version>-1.x86_64.rpm	sudo dnf install ./command-center-0.7.1-1.x86_64.rpm
Arch, Garuda, EndeavourOS, Manjaro	command-center-<version>-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst	sudo pacman -U ./command-center-0.7.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

The .deb and .rpm need glibc 2.35 or newer, GTK 3, WebKitGTK 4.1 and the AppIndicator library. The package manager installs these for you. Every release is install- and launch-tested on Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 43 and current Arch.

Tip

The Arch package is built against current Arch libraries, so update your system (sudo pacman -Syu) before installing it.

After installing, open Command Center from your application menu.

Warning

Always run Command Center as your normal user, never with sudo.

Check your download (recommended)

Each release has a SHA256SUMS file. Put it in the same folder as your download and run:

sha256sum --check --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS

Your package should report OK.

Optional extras

Install	To get
libnotify (notify-send)	Desktop notifications
restic 0.17 or newer	Snapshot browsing, file history, restores and recovery tests
fish	Fish-shell quick actions and tasks
git	Repository features (almost certainly installed already)

Note

Missing tools never break the app. The features that need them show as unavailable.

Updating

• Package installs: download the new release and install it the same way. Your settings and data are kept.
• Checking for updates: Settings → About & updates → Check for releases asks GitHub for the latest release and shows its notes. The app only contacts GitHub when you click this.
• Source installs: in the same section, Export source updater saves a helper script to Downloads. Close the app and run the command it shows, for example bash ~/Downloads/update-desktop.sh v0.7.1. It builds the release in a temporary folder, runs the tests, and installs only if they pass. The previous binary is kept as ~/.local/bin/command-center.previous in case you need to roll back.

Building from source

On Arch/Garuda, install the build dependencies:

sudo pacman -S --needed webkit2gtk-4.1 base-devel curl wget file openssl appmenu-gtk-module librsvg nodejs npm rust git

Then:

git clone https://github.com/Commanderx-code/command-center.git
cd command-center
npm ci
npm run desktop:install   # builds and installs to ~/.local/bin for your user

npm run dev starts a browser preview with sample data at http://127.0.0.1:4173. It's handy for looking around, but it can't run commands or read your real files. The full developer guide is in docs/development.md.

Uninstalling

Remove the package with your package manager (sudo apt remove command-center, sudo dnf remove command-center or sudo pacman -R command-center). Your settings and history stay in your home folder. See Your Data & Privacy to remove them too.

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