Your distro, your package.Arcane on Linux.

The .deb, the .rpm and the AppImage update themselves. The Arch package, the Nix flake and the Flatpak cannot: the app does not replace itself when your package manager installed it. When a new version is out, Arcane shows it in a banner with the command to run.

• .deb

  Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS

  Download the .deb

  Updates · Automatic. Your administrator password is asked for each update.

• .rpm

  Fedora, Nobara

  Download the .rpm

  Updates · Automatic. Your administrator password is asked for each update.

• Arch (pacman)

  Manual updates

  Arch Linux, CachyOS, Manjaro, EndeavourOS

  Download the Arch package

  Updates · Not automatic. Run the install command again for each new version; Arcane tells you in the app.

• Flatpak

  Manual updates

  Every distro with Flatpak, Steam Deck included

  Updates · Not through the app. Run flatpak update, or let your software center do it if it handles Flatpaks. Arcane tells you in the app.

  Published by Arcane, outside Flathub. The GNOME runtime comes from Flathub.

• Nix flake

  Manual updates

  NixOS, or Nix on any distro

  Updates · Not automatic. Run nix profile upgrade --refresh --all (upgrades your whole profile); Arcane tells you in the app. Flakes must be enabled.

• AppImage

  Every distro, nothing to install

  Download the AppImage

  Updates · Automatic.

  If it does not start (EGL error), take your distro’s package instead.