Install on Linux

Cove publishes amd64 packages for Arch-based systems, Flatpak, and other Linux distributions.

Arch Linux and CachyOS

Install the AUR package with your preferred helper:

yay -S cove-bin

The package is named cove-bin. Updates remain managed by pacman and your AUR workflow.

Flatpak

Download cove-linux-amd64.flatpak from the latest stable release, then run:

flatpak install --user cove-linux-amd64.flatpak
flatpak run io.github.coveninja.Cove

The standalone bundle is not a Flathub remote. Replace it manually when a new version is released.

Other distributions

Download cove-linux-amd64.tar.gz. It includes its Java runtime but expects libmpv from the distribution. An installed yt-dlp is preferred for supported video extras.

The launcher expects Cove under /usr, so install the archive with:

sudo tar -xzf cove-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr
cove

Replace a tarball installation manually when updating.

Verify a download

Every Linux release asset has a .sha256 file beside it. Run, for example:

sha256sum -c cove-linux-amd64.flatpak.sha256

If the checksum fails, delete the download and obtain it again from the official release.