> No Linux download :-(
They discussed it, but no one has taken it on yet. I think Wojtek Mach(the desktop initial author) is a mac user, and they actively wanted to provide a way for windows users to easily try it.
Re:Elixir Livebook now as a desktop app
by wojtekmach on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @04:55PM
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We don't plan to add Linux support ourselves at the moment but we'd love if someone contributed that. As was mentioned elsewhere it might be challenging to provide a bundle that works across different distributions so investigating the possible options would be an important first step.
That's what I assumed was the case. Seems like a good opportunity for the community to take on for major distros.
An AppImage or Flatpak package would make a great starting point that works across distributions. Making Livebook more accessible to Linux developers would improve its adoption, as well as the adoption of Elixir, Phoenix, and Fly.io.
Nevertheless it's fairly easy to install[1]. If you have docker, you can just run the image to try it out:
You may want to configure some things, so check out the options[2].:If you want a "native" install, after you have elixir installed you can use
and start it with Check out the readme for more configuration options[1][1]: https://github.com/livebook-dev/livebook#installation
[2]: https://github.com/livebook-dev/livebook#docker