Linux Install

Flathub / Flatpak

The preferred installation method for Linux is through Flathub:

  1. Setup flathub / flatpak

  2. Execute flatpak install flathub com.nitrokey.nitrokey-app2 to install (or use the native Flathub integration of your Operating System i.e., “Software” on Ubuntu systems).

    Important

    If you run the installation on QubesOS, please use the following command: flatpak install --user flathub com.nitrokey.nitrokey-app2 This will install the application in your home directory, instead of system-wide.

  3. Set up the udev rules for nitropy

  4. Start Nitrokey App2 using either flatpak run com.nitrokey.nitrokey-app2 or use the created entry in your start-menu

Note

Currently updating a Nitrokey 3 Mini is not supported through the flatpak package. This will be fixed in one of the next releases.

Manual Installation

  1. Download the binary for Linux Nitrokey App 2

  2. Extract the archive and set the binary as executable

  3. Set up the udev rules for nitropy

  4. Execute the binary

Installation from Source

To install Nitrokey App 2 from source, you need Python 3.11 or later (up to 3.14) and pipx. The current release, 2.7.1, still works with Python 3.10.

  1. Execute pipx install nitrokeyapp to install Nitrokey App 2.

  2. Set up the udev rules for nitropy

  3. Run nitrokeyapp.