From 0d70af9f4f618877d685e5edfa8415487a7db799 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Alt <nicoalt@posteo.org> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:04:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update readme with .deb installation --- README.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a2d47d7..fdf5341 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ For regular updates, check out the Briar tag on ## Installation +We plan to distribute Briar via Debian (and related distributions) as _.deb_ and +via [Flathub.org](https://flathub.org/home) as flatpak, but until now, there are +only semi-official installation methods available. You might want to use them now +for not having to wait, but please note that those installation methods will be deprecated +once Briar is available in Debian and Flathub.org. + ### Flatpak Briar GTK can be installed using Flatpak. @@ -40,6 +46,32 @@ After installing Briar GTK, you can run it like this: flatpak run app.briar.gtk ``` +### Debian Bullseye + +At [media.dorfbrunnen.eu/briar/debs](https://media.dorfbrunnen.eu/briar/debs/) +_.deb_ files are available to install Briar GTK on Debian Bullseye (currently +_testing_). From its readme: + +> Similar to the jars/ folder, I will upload .deb packages of Briar GTK here until Briar is included in Debian main. +> +> To verify the signatures, first download my PGP key: +> +> https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/558BE9071CA6CA44DBF5576B95A0DAF7DBC7B548 +> +> Then, import my key into your key ring: +> +> `gpg --import 558BE9071CA6CA44DBF5576B95A0DAF7DBC7B548` +> +> Finally, verify that the files match the signatures: +> +> `gpg --verify briar-gtk-latest.deb.sig briar-gtk-latest.deb` +> +> Before installing the .debs, please make sure to uninstall any other versions of Briar related software on your device, e.g. `briar_wrapper` from pip. +> +> You can then proceed to installing the .deb's: +> +> `sudo apt install ./*.deb` + ## Developers ### GNOME Builder -- GitLab