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Install Vega

Choose your platform for step-by-step installation instructions. Download links point to the latest available Vega release.

🏗️ Arch Linux / Manjaro (AUR)

Vega is available in the AUR as vega-nostr-git. Install it with your preferred AUR helper:

# Using yay (recommended)
yay -S vega-nostr-git

# Or using paru
paru -S vega-nostr-git

This builds from source and installs all dependencies automatically:

# Runtime dependencies (installed automatically)
gtk3 libayatana-appindicator openssl webkit2gtk-4.1

# Build dependencies
git nodejs npm rust

For video and audio playback, install GStreamer plugins:

sudo pacman -S gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good gst-libav
💡 Tip: The AUR package builds from the latest git source, so you always get the newest features. Updates come through your normal yay -Syu workflow.

📦 Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint

Download the .deb package and install:

# Download
wget https://github.com/hoornet/vega/releases/download/v0.15.1/Vega_0.15.1_amd64.deb

# Install
sudo dpkg -i Vega_0.15.1_amd64.deb

For video/audio playback:

sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-libav

🎩 Fedora

Download the .rpm package and install:

# Download
wget https://github.com/hoornet/vega/releases/download/v0.15.1/Vega-0.15.1-1.x86_64.rpm

# Install
sudo rpm -i Vega-0.15.1-1.x86_64.rpm

For video/audio playback:

sudo dnf install gstreamer1-plugins-base gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-libav

🦎 openSUSE

Download the .rpm package and install:

# Download
wget https://github.com/hoornet/vega/releases/download/v0.15.1/Vega-0.15.1-1.x86_64.rpm

# Install
sudo zypper install Vega-0.15.1-1.x86_64.rpm

For video/audio playback:

sudo zypper install gstreamer-plugins-base gstreamer-plugins-good gstreamer-plugins-libav

🪟 Windows

Download and run the installer:

  1. Download Vega_0.15.1_x64-setup.exe
  2. Run the installer
  3. Launch Vega from the Start Menu
⚠️ SmartScreen Warning: Vega is not yet code-signed. Windows may show a SmartScreen warning. Click "More info" → "Run anyway" to proceed. This is safe — the app is open-source and you can verify the code on GitHub.

Alternatively, use the MSI installer: Vega_0.15.1_x64_en-US.msi

Or install from the command line with Winget:

winget install Hoornet.Vega

🍎 macOS (Apple Silicon)

Download and install:

  1. Download Vega_0.15.1_aarch64.dmg (~9 MB)
  2. Open the DMG file
  3. Drag Vega to your Applications folder
  4. Launch from Applications or Spotlight
💡 Note: Currently available for Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) Macs only.