Installation

Installation

EarA requires Linux, Bluetooth through BlueZ, and Python 3.10 or newer. The easiest option is a package from the latest release.

AppImage

The AppImage bundles its Python, GTK4, Libadwaita, and GObject Introspection runtime dependencies.

chmod +x EarA-0.5.3-x86_64.AppImage
./EarA-0.5.3-x86_64.AppImage

Replace the version in the filename when a newer release is available.

Debian and Ubuntu

Download the .deb file, then install it with APT so dependencies are resolved:

sudo apt install ./eara_0.5.3_all.deb
eara gui

Fedora and RPM-based distributions

Download the .rpm file, then run:

sudo dnf install ./eara-0.5.3-1.noarch.rpm
eara gui

Install from source

On Debian or Ubuntu:

sudo apt install python3 python3-gi python3-dbus gir1.2-gtk-4.0 gir1.2-adw-1 bluez
git clone https://github.com/oneydef/EarA-linux.git
cd EarA-linux
./scripts/install-user.sh
eara gui

This installs a launcher in ~/.local/bin/eara and a Nothing X; Nothing Ears entry in the application menu. If eara is not found in a new terminal, add ~/.local/bin to PATH.

Verify the installation

eara --version
eara doctor

The current documented version is 0.5.3.

Next: Getting Started.