Linux

Linux

This page describes building and installing Vector Watcher on Linux.

The current documented target is Ubuntu and Debian-based distributions.

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Build the Backend

cd backend
./build.sh

Build the Tauri Application

From the project root:

cd frontend
npm run clean
npm run tauri:build:linux

Recommended package.json script:

{
  "scripts": {
    "tauri:build:linux": "cd .. && tauri build --config src-tauri/tauri.prod.conf.json --bundles deb"
  }
}

Generated Package

The package is generated under: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/deb/

Example: Vector Watcher_1.1.0_amd64.deb

Install on Ubuntu

sudo apt install "./src-tauri/target/release/bundle/deb/Vector Watcher_1.1.0_amd64.deb"

Or:

sudo apt install "/absolute/path/to/Vector Watcher_1.1.0_amd64.deb"

Launch

After installation:

vector-watcher

You can also launch Vector Watcher from the Ubuntu application launcher.

Screenshots

📷 Screenshot placeholder: Installed Vector Watcher application

📷 Screenshot placeholder: Terminal installation command