INSTALLATION.md

Installation Instructions

Windows

• Download the latest Windows Installer (64 bit) from here
• To install it, simply double click on the installer.
• If prompted by Windows that Windows prevented an unrecognized app from running, click on Run anyway.
• Now, follow the step by step installation wizard.

Detailed, step by step instructions are provided below:

Step 1: Download the Installer

1. Visit the latest release page on GitHub.
2. Download the Windows Installer (64-bit) file.

Step 2: Install the Application

1. Locate the downloaded installer file (usually found in your Downloads folder).
2. Double-click on the installer to begin the installation process.

Step 3: Handle Windows Security Warnings

• Unrecognized App Warning:
  If you see a message saying:

  Windows protected your PC
  This occurs because the app is from an unrecognized publisher.

  • Click on More info.
  • Then, click on Run anyway to proceed.

Step 4: Follow the Installation Wizard

1. Follow the step-by-step instructions provided in the installation wizard.
2. Customize the installation location if required, or proceed with the default options.
3. Click Install to complete the process.

Step 5: Launch the Application

Once the installation is complete, you can:

• Launch the application directly from the final screen of the installer.
• Or, open it later from the Start Menu or Desktop shortcut.

MacOS

Download the latest MacOS Installer (Universal - Intel and Apple Silicon) from here

As this app is distributed outside the App Store you have to follow the following instructions to setup and run it only for the first time.

In case, you see a different dialog other than the one shown below, check out this section

This process has to be followed only once and from the next time you can directly launch the API Dash App from the Launchpad.

Open via Settings

In macOS, if you do not get an option to open immediately, follow the following steps to install API Dash:

Go to Settings > Privacy and Security

Now drag to the Applications folder

You can refer to the video given below which shows the steps to install and run API Dash on macOS.

api_dash_mac_install_v1.mp4

Linux

Debian-based Linux Distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.)

Download the .deb file from the latest release corresponding to you CPU architecture (x64/amd64 or arm64).

cd to the Downloads folder and execute the following command to install API Dash.

sudo apt install ./apidash-<fullname>.deb

or

sudo dpkg -i apidash-<fullname>.deb

Launch API Dash via apidash command or by clicking on the API Dash app icon.

Red Hat-based Linux Distributions (Fedora, Rocky, AlmaLinux, CentOS, RHEL, etc.)

Download the .rpm file from the latest release corresponding to you CPU architecture (x86_64 or aarch64/arm64).

cd to the Downloads folder and execute the following command to install API Dash.

sudo dnf localinstall ./apidash-<fullname>.rpm

or

sudo rpm -i apidash-<fullname>.rpm

or

sudo yum localinstall ./apidash-<fullname>.rpm

Launch API Dash via apidash command or by clicking on the API Dash app icon.

Arch-based Linux Distributions (Manjaro, Arch Linux, etc.)

Download the .deb file from the latest release corresponding to your CPU architecture (x86_64/amd64 or arm64/aarch64).

First we have to convert the .deb file to .tar.xz file using the following commands.

1. Install debtap using the following command.

   yay -S debtap
   

2. Initialize debtap using the following command.

   sudo debtap -u
   

3. Convert the .deb file to .tar.xz file using the following command.

   sudo debtap /path/to/apidash-<fullname>.deb
   

4. Once converted, install the resulting .tar.xz file using the following command.

   sudo pacman -U apidash-<fullname>.tar.xz
   

Note: Replace /path/to/apidash-<fullname>.deb with the path to the downloaded .deb file.

Launch API Dash via apidash command or by clicking on the API Dash app icon.