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Expand Up @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ easy to get up and running quickly. If a binaries are not available for your
operating system or architecture, you'll need to build Litestream from source.

- [Install on macOS](/install/mac)
- [Install on Debian](/install/debian)
- [Install on Linux](/install/linux) (Debian/Ubuntu or RPM-based systems)
- [Build from source](/install/source)
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title : "Linux (Debian)"
title : "Linux"
date: 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
layout: docs
menu:
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## Download & install

Debian package files are provided so you can install Litestream and its systemd
service with a few commands. First, download the latest `.deb` file to your
local machine:
Debian and RPM package files are provided so you can install Litestream and its systemd
service with a few commands.

### Debian/Ubuntu

First, download the latest `.deb` file to your local machine:

```sh
wget https://github.com/benbjohnson/litestream/releases/download/v{{< version >}}/litestream-v{{< version >}}-linux-amd64.deb
wget https://github.com/benbjohnson/litestream/releases/download/v{{< version >}}/litestream-{{< version >}}-linux-x86_64.deb
```

Then install it using `dpkg`:

```sh
sudo dpkg -i litestream-v{{< version >}}-linux-amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i litestream-{{< version >}}-linux-x86_64.deb
```

You should now be able to run `litestream version` to verify it is installed.
### RPM-based systems

First, download the latest `.rpm` file to your local machine:

```sh
wget https://github.com/benbjohnson/litestream/releases/download/v{{< version >}}/litestream-{{< version >}}-linux-x86_64.rpm
```

Then install it using `dnf`:

```sh
sudo dnf install litestream-{{< version >}}-linux-x86_64.rpm
```

### Check

You should now be able to run `litestream version` to verify it is installed.

## Installing as a service

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params:
litestreamVersion: 0.3.13
litestreamVersion: 0.5.2