Desktop App Linux Download and Installation
The Desktop App can run on computers with the Linux operating system that meet the system requirements. The Desktop App is packaged as a Debian app; Linux handles the app updating process. Below are instructions on how to install, update and uninstall the Desktop App. The Desktop App is not available in the Linux Snap Store.
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Install
To install the Desktop App on Linux:
- Download the gototags-desktopapp_xxx_amd64.deb
- In Files, right-click the gototags-desktopapp_xxx_amd64.deb file:
- Select Open With Other Application
- Find and Select Software Install (Ubuntu 22) or App Center (Ubuntu 24) from the list
- Once Ubuntu Software (Ubuntu 22) or the App Center (Ubuntu 24) opens, click the Install button and enter your password
- Optionally, the app can be installed from the command line:
- sudo apt install ./gototags-desktopapp_xxx_amd64.deb (replacing xxx with the current releases version number)
- Delete the gototags-desktopapp_xxx_amd64.deb file from your computer; it is not needed anymore
- Download and install the appropriate drivers for:
- Run the GoToTags app from the Linux Show Applications menu
- Optionally, the app can be run from the command line:
- /usr/bin/gototags
- Optionally, the app can be run from the command line:
Updates
As a Debian-packaged app, Linux downloads an update for you during routine OS updates and when a new version of the app has been released. Linux checks for updates after a system reboot and daily after that. After an update has been downloaded, you will be prompted to install it alongside a normal system update.
To update the GoToTags app via the command line:
- sudo apt update && apt upgrade
Previous app versions are not available, so updating the app is required.
Uninstall
To uninstall the Desktop App on Linux:
- In Linux, open the Snap Store app
- Navigate to Installed
- Find the GoToTags app in the list and select it
- Select the trash icon and enter your password
- Uninstall any NFC reader, UHF RFID reader or Barcode scanner drivers you may have installed (optional)
To uninstall the GoToTags app via the command line:
- sudo apt-get purge GoToTags*
The Desktop App stores user settings in your user home folder which can be deleted.
- Example: ~/.GoToTags/GoToTags
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