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Install Sparrow on Linux

Overview​

This guide lists the steps to install or update Sparrow using the official APT repository for Debian-based Linux distributions.

Install Sparrow​

Use the following commands to set up GPG keys and download Sparrow from official repository.

Step 1. Create the keyring directory (if it doesn't exist)​

sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings

Step 2. Add the Sparrow public GPG key​

curl -fsSL https://sparrow-release-assests-prod.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/linux/sparrow-repo-key.gpg | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/sparrow.asc > /dev/null

Step 3. Add the Sparrow APT repository​

echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/sparrow.asc] https://sparrow-release-assests-prod.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/linux stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sparrow.list

Step 4. Install the package​

sudo apt update
sudo apt install sparrow

Update Sparrow​

To upgrade to the latest version of Sparrow use following commands.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install --only-upgrade sparrow