{"id":753,"date":"2021-09-10T11:09:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T11:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/?p=753"},"modified":"2026-02-06T05:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:37:45","slug":"how-to-install-desklog-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/productivity\/how-to-install-desklog-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install Desklog On Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Install Desklog on Ubuntu ? Step By Step Guide\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K0m6FMB455U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Open the Terminal<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Applications menu<\/strong> on your system.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for <strong>Terminal<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click to open it.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Go to the Downloaded File Location<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/productivity\/how-to-download-desklog-app\/\">downloading the Desklog app<\/a>, it is usually saved in the <strong>Downloads<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Terminal window, type the command below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>cd ~\/Downloads<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/linux-1-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" style=\"width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/linux-1-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/linux-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/linux-1-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/linux-1-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/linux-1-2048x1147.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>If it was saved in a different folder, adjust the command accordingly to match the correct file path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Install the Desklog App<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Terminal, type the following command. Replace filename.deb with the downloaded filename.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>sudo apt install .\/filename.deb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When asked, enter your <strong>system password<\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong> again.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait for the installation to complete.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Launch the Desklog App<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Once installation is finished:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your <strong>App Launcher \/ Applications menu<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for <strong>Desklog<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Desklog icon<\/strong> to open the app.<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: Open the Terminal Step 2: Go to the Downloaded File Location After downloading the Desklog app, it is usually saved in the Downloads folder. cd ~\/Downloads Note:If it was saved in a different folder, adjust the command accordingly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/productivity\/how-to-install-desklog-on-linux\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-get-started","category-app-installation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How To Install Desklog On Linux? | Desklog Help<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to install Desklog on your Linux system with this simple guide. 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