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Glob on Linux
Find Linux downloads, choose a package format, use the desktop menus, and understand how updates work.
The Linux desktop app runs the Glob workspace in its own window. The canvas, lists, editor, account, and sync controls follow the web guide. The desktop menus add sign-in, keyboard, window, and update controls.
Start at Downloads, then choose Install and format guidance in the Linux section. Follow the links there for published files and the versions currently offered. You can also use Glob in your browser.
Choose a format
The Linux download page lists 64-bit x86 packages:
| Format | How you use it | How you update it |
|---|---|---|
| AppImage | Run a single executable file on a system that permits its sandbox. | Use the desktop Help menu when an update is available. |
| deb | Install the downloaded package with your system's package installer. | Download and install a newer package. |
| rpm | Install the downloaded package with your system's package installer. | Download and install a newer package. |
| tar.xz | Extract the archive and run the application from the extracted folder. | Download and extract a newer archive. |
ARM and 32-bit Linux packages are not offered by the installer. Downloads does not offer Flatpak or Flathub installation.
An AppImage requires unprivileged user namespaces, a Linux facility that lets its browser sandbox start. If your system blocks them, the launcher refuses to start and directs you to a deb or rpm package. Do not try to bypass that refusal by disabling the sandbox.
Install an AppImage
The installer chooses the stable AppImage by default, checks its download against the published checksum and release details, and adds a launcher and icon for your user.
Run it with Bash:
curl -fsSL https://install.colli.dev/linux/install | bash
The installer needs curl, jq, and a SHA-256 command such as sha256sum or shasum. Its messages name a missing prerequisite. If it reports that there is no published version, use the download page to check the files currently offered.
For a manual AppImage download, make the downloaded file executable in your file manager's permissions, then open it. Keep the file where you want to run it. The Linux download guide links to the release listing and explains the other package choices.
Check a manual download
Download the matching .sha256 file from the same release as the application file. Keep both together and check the file with sha256sum -c, followed by the checksum filename. For example, use the checksum filename matching the AppImage you selected.
If the check fails, download both files again from the same release. Do not run the file that failed the check.
Sign in and use the desktop window
Sign in with the same Colli account used on your other devices. When Glob asks for a Sync passphrase, enter the passphrase for that account's synced data. Your account password and sync passphrase serve different purposes; see getting started and the account guide.
If sign-in does not return to Glob, choose File → Sign in using browser. Finish the sign-in in your usual browser, then return to Glob to check the result. Google sign-in uses this browser hand-off.
Press Alt to reveal the desktop menu bar if it is hidden. The File menu also has New note, Settings, and Quit. Edit contains text editing commands. View lets you toggle the list or node titles, reload, change page zoom, or enter full screen. Help → About Glob opens the application information. See keyboard shortcuts for the desktop accelerators.
Glob remembers the window's size, position, and maximised state when you close it. If a display has changed, it adjusts the restored window to fit an available display.
Updates
For an AppImage, choose Help → Check for updates. The check can download an update and verify it. When Glob says Update verified. Choose Install downloaded update to restart., choose Help → Install downloaded update.
Installing restarts Glob. Merely downloading an update, or quitting normally, does not install it. The installer accepts newer builds; it does not offer an in-app downgrade.
For deb, rpm, and tar.xz, download a newer package from Downloads and replace the application using the same installation method. These formats do not replace themselves through the Help menu. There is no update-channel picker in the workspace Settings panel.
If the update check or installation fails, use troubleshooting. Keep the exact message when contacting [email protected].
Remove the application
For an AppImage added by the installer, run:
curl -fsSL https://install.colli.dev/linux/install | bash -s -- --uninstall
For deb or rpm, use the package manager that installed it. For a manually extracted archive, remove the extracted application folder.
Removing the application is separate from removing the browser copy of your notes or deleting your Colli account. Use Settings for sign-out, and the account portal for account deletion.