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Install Darkian Studio

Install Termux from F-Droid, download the DS beta APK from GitHub Releases, run one setup command, and tap Verify setup. The setup script is runtime-aware for Termux, Linux, and macOS.

Official APKs only ship via GitHub Releases. There is no Play Store build and no other distribution channel. If you obtained a DS APK from elsewhere, do not trust it.

Android is the primary Darkian Studio platform. DS drives a Termux runtime on the device.

  1. Install Termux from F-Droid. The Play Store build is outdated and breaks DS: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/
  2. Download the latest DS APK from the Releases page and install it.
  3. Open DS and complete onboarding. On the Run the setup step, copy the command and paste it into Termux: 
    pkg install curl; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/darkian-studio/app/main/install.sh | bash
  4. Tap Verify setup in DS. Once it reports the runtime is ready, you are done.

On Linux, the same setup script provisions the runtime using the correct package manager (apt, pacman, or dnf). Run it in your shell:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/darkian-studio/app/main/install.sh | bash

The script skips already-installed components and verifies the runtime before it exits. You can then connect a DS workspace to this Linux host as a remote runtime.

On macOS, the setup script uses Homebrew to provision the runtime. Run it in Terminal:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/darkian-studio/app/main/install.sh | bash

The script installs missing components, skips what's present, and verifies the runtime before exiting. You can then connect a DS workspace to this macOS host as a remote runtime.

The setup script is runtime aware: it uses the correct commands for Termux, Linux (apt/pacman/dnf), and macOS (Homebrew), skips already-installed components, and verifies the result before exiting.

If Verify setup fails

If the runtime doesn't come up or verification fails, head to Troubleshooting for diagnostics steps and known limitations. Note that connecting a DS workspace to a Windows-hosted runtime is not supported in this beta — use Termux or a Linux/macOS host.

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