ConchshellConchshell for Linux
Version 2.17.1 · .deb, .rpm and AppImage for x86_64. A terminal, a file manager and a remote desktop — one window.
Download for Linux
Which package
Take the .deb on Debian, Ubuntu and their derivatives, and the .rpm on Fedora, RHEL-likes and openSUSE. The AppImage is for everything else — make it executable and run it, nothing is installed:
Dependencies
The application draws its window with WebKitGTK, so it needs libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 and libgtk-3-0. Both are usually already on a desktop install; the .deb and .rpm declare them, so the package manager pulls them in when they are missing.
Verify what you downloaded
Auto-update checks a detached signature and refuses a build that does not match it. A file you download by hand is not checked for you, so compare its SHA-256 against the published list:
Install with apt
On Debian 12 or later and Ubuntu 22.04 or later (x86_64), add the Conchshell repository once, and every new version arrives with apt upgrade:
The repository key’s fingerprint is 7408 38F6 C524 9397 D9B5 91A9 3CEA 56A4 F473 D011. A copy installed from the .deb above is upgraded in place.
Install with dnf
On Fedora, and on RHEL 10, AlmaLinux 10 or Rocky Linux 10 with EPEL enabled (x86_64), add the repository once, and every new version arrives with dnf upgrade:
On RHEL, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux the first command is sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://
Install with zypper
On openSUSE Leap 15.5 or later and Tumbleweed (x86_64), import the repository key and add the repository once:
After that, sudo zypper update brings each new version. The key’s fingerprint is 7408 38F6 C524 9397 D9B5 91A9 3CEA 56A4 F473 D011.
What it needs
What you get on Linux
Questions people actually ask
Which distributions does it run on?
Anything shipping GTK 3 and WebKitGTK 4.1 — Ubuntu 22.04 and later, Debian 12 and later, Fedora 36 and later, and the distributions built on them. Elsewhere, the AppImage is the path of least resistance.
Is there an ARM build for Linux?
Not yet — Linux builds are x86_64 only. On macOS, Apple silicon is covered by a native arm64 build.
Does the AppImage install anything?
No. Make it executable and run it. It updates itself in place, exactly as the .deb and .rpm do.
Does RDP work from Linux?
Yes. The RDP client is part of the same application on every platform, so a Linux desktop reaches Windows hosts without a separate tool.
Is there a GUI for SFTP, or only the terminal?
There is a dual-panel file manager — local on one side, remote on the other, drag and drop between them, over SFTP or FTPS.
Do I have to retype my connections?
No. Hosts in ~/.ssh/config are offered on the first screen, Bitvise .tlp profiles import too, and connections, folders, profiles and settings import from a JSON bundle; key files are referenced where they already sit on disk rather than copied into the application.
The same application, elsewhere
One codebase. The phones are where the feature set differs: on Android, iPhone and iPad there is no local terminal, no ssh-agent, no key files and no split panes — a key reaches a phone inside the vault, linked from a computer with Sync. On iPhone and iPad the app also holds no Sync licence; it links to a computer that has one.