Rbot for Linux

Install on Linux

1. The Linux AppImage is not in this release yet. Check this page again when it is out.

Ubuntu 23.10 or newer, and Debian 13

1. These distributions restrict the user namespaces that the Electron sandbox needs, so Rbot exits during launch until you install its AppArmor profile. Take the profile out of the AppImage:

   ./Rbot-*.AppImage --appimage-extract resources/linux/openbot.apparmor

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2. Install the profile, then reload AppArmor:

   sudo install -m 0644 squashfs-root/resources/linux/openbot.apparmor /etc/apparmor.d/openbot
   sudo systemctl reload apparmor

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3. The profile applies to an AppImage in ~/Applications, ~/Desktop, ~/Downloads, ~/.local/bin or /opt/Rbot. Keep it in one of these, or edit the path in the profile before you install it. Do not start Rbot with --no-sandbox: the sandbox is the boundary between a web page and the rest of your computer.

A server with no screen

1. On Ubuntu 24.04 or 26.04 with systemd, install Rbot as an always-on server of your account, then sign in with an email code. Use the Linux AppImage, or write to us from the contact page for a hosted slot.

2. Then use it from the desktop app, the mobile app or this site's App page.

Good to know

• Each release is tested on Ubuntu 24.04 on x64. Rbot also runs on Ubuntu 26.04.
• Rbot checks for new versions and updates itself.
• The AI provider you choose needs an internet connection. A local model needs none.
• Remote desktop works with the x64 AppImage in an X11 session, such as Xorg or Xvfb. It does not work under Wayland, and the arm64 AppImage does not include it.

Questions

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