Install

Install Rover Explorer 1.0.0 on Linux or Windows and open it for the first time.

If you have not installed a snap or a .deb before, Installing apps explains each one.

Which package to choose

Package	Works on
.deb	Debian, Ubuntu and related, x86-64
Snap	Any Linux system with snapd, x86-64
Portable .tar.gz	Other Linux distributions, x86-64
Windows installer	Windows, x64
Windows portable .zip	Windows, x64, no installation

All packages contain the same app. The files other than the snap are on the releases page, together with SHA256SUMS.txt, a list of checksums you can use to confirm a download is intact.

Debian and Ubuntu (.deb)

1. Download rover-explorer_1.0.0_amd64.deb from the releases page.

2. Open a terminal in the folder you downloaded it to and run:

   sudo apt install ./rover-explorer_1.0.0_amd64.deb

3. Open Rover Explorer from your application menu, or run rover-explorer in a terminal.

Snap Store

sudo snap install rover-explorer

The snap runs in a sandbox. It can reach your home folder and removable drives, but not system folders.

WARNING

In the 1.0.0 snap, Rover can open in the snap's own data folder instead of your home folder, and then the search index covers only that folder. If you rely on search, use the .deb or the portable archive. See Troubleshooting.

Other Linux distributions (portable)

1. Download rover-explorer-1.0.0-linux-x64.tar.gz from the releases page.

2. Extract it:

   tar -xzf rover-explorer-1.0.0-linux-x64.tar.gz

3. Run the rover_explorer program in the extracted folder.

The portable build needs GTK 3, which most desktop Linux systems already have.

Windows

1. Download RoverExplorer-1.0.0-setup.exe from the releases page.

2. Run it and follow the installer. You can choose to add a desktop icon.

3. Open Rover Explorer from the Start menu.

To use it without installing, download rover-explorer-1.0.0-windows-x64.zip, unzip it, and run rover_explorer.exe from the unzipped folder.

Check a download

To confirm a file downloaded correctly on Linux, put SHA256SUMS.txt in the same folder and run:

sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txt --ignore-missing

Each file you downloaded should be reported as OK.

Uninstall

Package	How to remove it
.deb	sudo apt remove rover-explorer
Snap	sudo snap remove rover-explorer
Portable	Delete the extracted folder
Windows installer	Uninstall Rover Explorer in the Start menu group, or Windows Settings

Next steps

• Beginner guide
• Troubleshooting and FAQ