Installation - meshtasticd

Debian

Debian packages are provided via OpenSUSE Build Service.

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	✅
📱 MUI	✅
🌐 Web	✅

Supported: trixie (13), bookworm (12)

Install - Debian 13 (trixie):

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Debian_13/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Debian_13/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Install - Debian 12 (bookworm):

[[ "$(. /etc/os-release && echo $NAME)" == Raspbian* ]] && echo "ERROR: Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) detected, please use the Raspbian repos."
echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Debian_12/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Debian_12/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Experimental builds

These builds are provided without support, please do not file issues relating to Experimental builds.

Experimental Support: forky (testing), sid (unstable)

Install - Debian 14 (forky):

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Debian_Testing/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Debian_Testing/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Install - Debian unstable (sid):

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Debian_Unstable/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Debian_Unstable/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Raspbian (32-bit)

Raspbian (Raspberry Pi OS) packages are provided via OpenSUSE Build Service.

warning

These builds are only suitable for 32-bit armhf Raspberry Pi OS installations.

For 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS installations, please use the Debian packages.

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	✅
📱 MUI	✅
🌐 Web	✅

Supported: bookworm (12)

Install - Raspbian 12 (bookworm):

[[ "$(. /etc/os-release && echo $NAME)" != Raspbian* ]] && echo "ERROR: Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) not detected, please use the Debian repos."
echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Raspbian_12/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Raspbian_12/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Ubuntu

Ubuntu packages are provided via Canonical Launchpad.

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	✅
📱 MUI	✅
🌐 Web	✅

Supported: plucky (25.04), noble (24.04 LTS), jammy (22.04 LTS)

Install:

# Install requirements for add-apt-repository
sudo apt install software-properties-common
# Add Meshtastic repo
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:meshtastic/beta
# Install meshtasticd
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Experimental builds

These builds are provided without support, please do not file issues relating to Experimental builds.

Experimental Support: questing (25.10)

Install:

Install via the instructions above.

Fedora

Fedora packages are provided via Fedora COPR.

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	✅
📱 MUI	✅
🌐 Web	✅

Supported: Fedora 42, Fedora 41

Install:

# Add Meshtastic COPR repo
sudo dnf copr enable @meshtastic/beta
# Install meshtasticd
sudo dnf install meshtasticd

Experimental builds

These builds are provided without support, please do not file issues relating to Experimental builds.

Experimental Support: Fedora 43

Install:

Install via the instructions above.

RedHat (EPEL)

RedHat (EPEL) packages are provided via Fedora COPR. Built with Redhat's UBI.

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	✅
📱 MUI	✅
🌐 Web	✅

Supported: EPEL 9, EPEL 10

CentOS Stream, RedHat Enterprise Linux, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and other EPEL-supported distributions.

Install:

# Add Meshtastic COPR repos
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install epel-release
sudo dnf copr enable @meshtastic/beta
# Install meshtasticd
sudo dnf install meshtasticd

Docker

Docker containers are provided via DockerHub.

Supported platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/arm/v7

Debian:

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	✅
📱 MUI	❌
🌐 Web	✅

docker pull meshtastic/meshtasticd:beta-debian

Alpine:

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	✅
📱 MUI	❌
🌐 Web	❌

docker pull meshtastic/meshtasticd:beta-alpine

See: Docker Usage

Flatpak

Flatpaks are provided via FlatHub.

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	❌
📱 MUI	✅
🌐 Web	❌

Supported platforms: x86_64, aarch64

Many distros support Flatpaks, see FlatHub Setup for help getting started.

Install:

flatpak install flathub org.meshtastic.meshtasticd

Run:

flatpak run org.meshtastic.meshtasticd

OpenWrt

Feature	Status
🔌 USB Radio	✅
🕸️ SPI Radio	⏸️
📱 MUI	❌
🌐 Web	✅

Supported OpenWrt Versions: SNAPSHOT, 24.10, 23.05, 22.03

Supported platforms:

all the platforms!

• aarch64_cortex-a53
• aarch64_cortex-a72
• aarch64_cortex-a76
• aarch64_generic
• arm_arm1176jzf-s_vfp
• arm_arm926ej-s
• arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4
• arm_cortex-a5_vfpv4
• arm_cortex-a7
• arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4
• arm_cortex-a7_vfpv4
• arm_cortex-a8_vfpv3
• arm_cortex-a9
• arm_cortex-a9_neon
• arm_cortex-a9_vfpv3-d16
• arm_fa526
• arm_xscale
• armeb_xscale
• i386_pentium-mmx
• i386_pentium4
• loongarch64_generic
• mips64_mips64r2
• mips64_octeonplus
• mips64el_mips64r2
• mips_24kc
• mips_4kec
• mips_mips32
• mipsel_24kc
• mipsel_24kc_24kf
• mipsel_74kc
• mipsel_mips32
• powerpc64_e5500
• powerpc_464fp
• powerpc_8548
• riscv64_generic
• x86_64

See Meshtastic on OpenWrt routers

See Also:

• Linux Devices
• Linux Usage
• Linux Development