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Quick Installation Guide

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Linux

Install

Install Flatpak:

Get vimix on flatpak 📈

 flatpak install flathub io.github.brunoherbelin.Vimix

If you want to get the vimix Beta version try to create your own Beta flatpak !

Install Snap:

Get vimix on Snap store

 snap install vimix

Install the Debian Ubuntu package:

 sudo apt install vimix

NB: the Debian package is stable but not up to date with latest developments.

Install from Ubuntu Software app

Search for 'vimix' in the software explorer and choose the origin, Snap (left) or Flatpak (right).

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Set App permissions

Following recommended security policies, default permissions of vimix do not allow access to your home folder. Run these commands to provide access to your home directory;

snap connect vimix:home
flatpak override --user --filesystem=home io.github.brunoherbelin.Vimix

For snap or deb packages, permissions can also be set in the system Settings (left). For Flatpak, you can install Flatseal to adjust permissions (right):

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Please not that the sandboxing mechanism of the snap package prevents vimix from accessing shared memory and capturing screenshots of apps that are not also installed from a snap packages.

Mac OSX

Download

Download latest package from Github Releases page.

Install

Open the DMG package, agree to the license and drop the vimix app to your Applications folder

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Set permissions

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(Allow to accept)

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