Installation

Quick Install (Linux x86_64)

curl -fsSL https://dumber.bnema.dev/install | bash

Installs to ~/.local/bin if available, otherwise /usr/local/bin (requires sudo).

Advanced Installation Options

Install a specific version:

DUMBER_VERSION=v0.26.2 curl -fsSL https://dumber.bnema.dev/install | bash

Install the latest prerelease:

DUMBER_PRERELEASE=1 curl -fsSL https://dumber.bnema.dev/install | bash

Combine both to install a specific prerelease:

DUMBER_VERSION=v0.27.0-rc.1 DUMBER_PRERELEASE=1 curl -fsSL https://dumber.bnema.dev/install | bash

Flatpak

# From Flathub (when available)
flatpak install flathub dev.bnema.Dumber

# Or from release
flatpak install dumber.flatpak

From Source

git clone https://github.com/bnema/dumber
cd dumber
make build
./dist/dumber browse

Build Dependencies

Go 1.26+
GTK4 development libraries
CEF runtime for the default backend
WebKitGTK 6.0 development/runtime libraries for the fallback backend and runtime checks
GStreamer development libraries for WebKit media playback and diagnostics
Brotli for compressed systemviews assets

Systemviews assets are generated with go tool templ and Go's js/wasm toolchain; no root Node toolchain is required.

Post-Install

Run the setup wizard to configure desktop integration:

dumber setup

This creates:

Desktop entry (~/.local/share/applications/)
Default configuration (~/.config/dumber/config.toml)

Verify Installation

dumber about
dumber doctor

source

1# Installation
2
3## Quick Install (Linux x86_64)
4
5```bash
6curl -fsSL https://dumber.bnema.dev/install | bash
7```
8
9Installs to `~/.local/bin` if available, otherwise `/usr/local/bin` (requires sudo).
10
11### Advanced Installation Options
12
13Install a specific version:
14
15```bash
16DUMBER_VERSION=v0.26.2 curl -fsSL https://dumber.bnema.dev/install | bash
17```
18
19Install the latest prerelease:
20
21```bash
22DUMBER_PRERELEASE=1 curl -fsSL https://dumber.bnema.dev/install | bash
23```
24
25Combine both to install a specific prerelease:
26
27```bash
28DUMBER_VERSION=v0.27.0-rc.1 DUMBER_PRERELEASE=1 curl -fsSL https://dumber.bnema.dev/install | bash
29```
30
31## Flatpak
32
33```bash
34# From Flathub (when available)
35flatpak install flathub dev.bnema.Dumber
36
37# Or from release
38flatpak install dumber.flatpak
39```
40
41## From Source
42
43```bash
44git clone https://github.com/bnema/dumber
45cd dumber
46make build
47./dist/dumber browse
48```
49
50### Build Dependencies
51
52- Go 1.26+
53- GTK4 development libraries
54- CEF runtime for the default backend
55- WebKitGTK 6.0 development/runtime libraries for the fallback backend and runtime checks
56- GStreamer development libraries for WebKit media playback and diagnostics
57- Brotli for compressed systemviews assets
58
59Systemviews assets are generated with `go tool templ` and Go's `js/wasm` toolchain; no root Node toolchain is required.
60
61## Post-Install
62
63Run the setup wizard to configure desktop integration:
64
65```bash
66dumber setup
67```
68
69This creates:
70- Desktop entry (`~/.local/share/applications/`)
71- Default configuration (`~/.config/dumber/config.toml`)
72
73## Verify Installation
74
75```bash
76dumber about
77dumber doctor
78```

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