The Up-To-Date Guide of Mega.nz apt repositories, signing keys, and sources.list for MEGAsync & MEGAcmd on Debian

This is a tutorial on how to add the official source repository for the MEGAsync and MEGAcmd apps developed by mega.nz, to your /etc/apt/sources.list (or preferably /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mega.nz.list) for installation & auto-upgrades of the corresponding apps, using a Debian Based Distribution.

For a tutorial for installing MEGA apps on the Raspberry Pi with Ubuntu or Raspberry Pi OS visit the following link:

https://danran.rocks/2021/09/install-mega-nz-apps-from-the-command-line-with-apt-repository-on-your-raspberry-pi-running-ubuntu-or-raspberry-pi-os/

1. Find Your Repo from mega.nz

Below is the main website link to find your distro specific version of your source repository for mega.nz and the megasync app. It is here to help you find the correct URI that corresponsds to your working distribution. DO NOT ADD THIS TO YOUR SOURCES LIST DIRECTLY! Now, go to the link in your web browser.

https://mega.nz/linux/repo/

2. Find the repository that corresponds to your distro

Syntax: Go to https://mega.nz.linux/repo/YOUR_DISTRO_OF_CHOICE_HERE/

Example 1: Debian 11 repository for mega apps is located at: 
https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Debian_11/

Example 2: Debian 12 repository for mega apps is located at:
https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Debian_12/

3. Download the gpg release key file from the Debian Repository and dearmor it, then put it in your /etc/apt/keyrings folder.

Syntax:
curl -fsSL https://mega.nz/linux/repo/YOUR_DISTRO_OF_CHOICE_HERE/Release.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/mega.nz.gpg

Example 1: Debian 11
curl -fsSL https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Debian_11/Release.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/mega.nz.gpg

Example 2: Debian 12
curl -fsSL https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Debian_12/Release.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/mega.nz.gpg

4. To install these repositories and keep the megasync app updated on debian 11 or Debian 12, when using the sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade command, add the corresponding repository uri to your /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mega.nz.list file.

Syntax:
echo "deb [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mega.nz.gpg] https://mega.nz/linux/repo/YOUR_DISTRO_OF_CHOICE_HERE/ ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mega.nz.list > /dev/null

Example 1: Debian 11
echo "deb [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mega.nz.gpg] https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Debian_11/ ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mega.nz.list > /dev/null

Example 2: Debian 12
echo "deb [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mega.nz.gpg] https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Debian_12/ ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mega.nz.list > /dev/null

5. Update your repositories

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

6. Install your desired MEGA Applications

Example 1: MEGAsync
sudo apt install megasync

Example 2: MEGAcmd
sudo apt install megacmd

Example 3: Nautilus Support for MEGAsync
sudo apt install nautilus-megasync

Example 4: Nemo Support for MEGAsync
sudo apt install nemo-megasync

Example 5: Dolphin Support for MEGAsync
sudo apt install dolphin-megasync

Example 6: Thunar Support for MEGAsync
sudo apt install thunar-megasync

FINISHED: You have now properly installed MEGA Apps on your Debian Distribution

Here are a few other repository addresses:

Raspian 10 MEGA repository

https://mega.nz/linux/MEGAsync/Raspbian_10.0/

Raspian 11 MEGA repository

https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Raspbian_11/

Ubuntu 20.04 MEGA repository

https://mega.nz/linux/repo/xUbuntu_20.04/

Ubuntu 22.04 MEGA repository

https://mega.nz/linux/repo/xUbuntu_22.04/

Fedora 39 MEGA repository

https://mega.nz/linux/MEGAsync/Fedora_33/

OpenSuse Leap 42.3

https://mega.nz/linux/repo/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/