How to run playit.gg on Linux

If you’re running on a Ubuntu or Debian based operating system to you can use apt.

curl -SsL https://playit-cloud.github.io/ppa/key.gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/playit.gpg >/dev/null
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/playit.gpg] https://playit-cloud.github.io/ppa/data ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playit-cloud.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install playit

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Playit also releases raw binaries that you can download and run. You can download the latest version of the playit.gg program from playit.gg/download.

When you try to run the program, you might get errors like

The Fix

You’ll need to make the program runnable on linux. You can do this by running chmod +x.

cd ~/Downloads # cd into the folder where the playit program is located
chmod +x playit-linux-amd64
./playit-linux-amd64

To download and run the playit program you can use

wget https://github.com/playit-cloud/playit-agent/releases/download/v0.15.0/playit-linux-amd64
chmod +x playit-linux-amd64
./playit-linux-amd64

If you’re interested in running playit ²⁴⁄₇ on a linux computer/server, see How to run playit 24/7 on Linux