Keybase on Linux

Once you follow these instructions, you can use your package manager to get new versions of Keybase.

To restart Keybase after an update, type run_keybase. This will kill and restart everything, including the KBFS fuse mount.

If you want our code signing key, you can get it here and verify it here. Detached PGP signatures for all the package files below are available by appending .sig to the package URL, like this.

Keybase + Ubuntu

Ubuntu, Debian, and friends

64-bit

curl -O https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_amd64.deb
# if you see an error about missing `libappindicator1`
# from the next command, you can ignore it, as the
# subsequent command corrects it
sudo dpkg -i keybase_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f
run_keybase

32-bit

curl -O https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_i386.deb
# if you see an error about missing `libappindicator1`
# from the next command, you can ignore it, as the
# subsequent command corrects it
sudo dpkg -i keybase_i386.deb
sudo apt-get install -f
run_keybase

Remember to run_keybase after you install or upgrade Keybase.

Fedora, Red Hat

64-bit

sudo yum install https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_amd64.rpm
run_keybase

32-bit

sudo yum install https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_i386.rpm
run_keybase

Remember to run_keybase after you install or upgrade Keybase.

Arch linux

Note: a community/keybase package exists, but it doesn't yet include the GUI or the KBFS filesystem. If you want the full Keybase experience:

pacaur -S keybase-bin  # or your preferred AUR install method
run_keybase

Remember to run_keybase after you install or upgrade Keybase.

That's it

You now have access to Keybase in your GUI and terminal. You also have access to the new Keybase chat and filesystem.

# are you a programmer? some terminal examples
keybase prove twitter
keybase id chris
keybase help

# KBFS examples
cat /keybase/public/chris/plan.txt
echo "dirty secret" > /keybase/private/yourname/diary.txt
echo "Dear world, check me out." > /keybase/public/yourname/plan.txt