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Download the latest Pi Display release onto the Pi.

On the Pi, run:

Terminal
curl -fsSLo pi-display "https://github.com/maks112v/pi-display/releases/latest/download/pi-display-$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
chmod +x pi-display

What these do

  • curl -fsSLo pi-display downloads the latest release from GitHub and saves it as a file named pi-display.
  • $(dpkg --print-architecture) asks the Pi whether it runs 64-bit (arm64) or 32-bit (armhf) Raspberry Pi OS, so you get the matching build.
  • chmod +x pi-display marks the file as a program so the Pi is allowed to run it.

This only downloads the file into your current folder. Nothing is installed until you run setup, which copies it to /usr/local/bin.

Every release is listed on the releases page. Each one includes a SHA256SUMS file if you want to check the download.

Build from source

With Go installed on any computer:

Terminal
GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o pi-display .

Use GOARCH=arm GOARM=6 for 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS, then copy the file to the Pi.

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