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2.6 MagicQ on Linux
We recommend that only users familiar with Linux based operating systems try to use MagicQ under Linux. We cannot provide
generic support on how to set your system up, but there are many forums and communities online which will be able to.
To install MagicQ on Linux based systems, we recommend a Debian based operating system, either Debian Wheezy, or Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
To use MagicQ Wings and MagicQ Interfaces Linux requires the ftdi_sio kernel driver which is included as part of most standard
kernel installations.
There are two ways to install MagicQ, either through an apt repository, where you can get automatic updates, or by manually
downloading the installer.
To install using the repository to your system, run the following command to add our public key to your apt keystore
wget http://repo.magicq.co.uk/magicq.co.uk.gpg -qO -| sudo apt-key add -
Then add the following line to the bottom of your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://repo.magicq.co.uk/magicq/magicq main
Update your package list in apt by running apt-get update, then you can install MagicQ by running apt-get install magicq.
If you wish to follow our beta release channel, then use apt-get install magicq-beta instead.
To run MagicQ, simply goto your launcher menu, and select "MagicQ". Currently MagicQ will need root permissions to run to
be able to access any USB interfaces.