Golem Desktop Introduction

Windows Installer

1. Download the .exe installer from the release page
2. When you run the installer, Windows may show a SmartScreen warning
3. Click “More info” and then “Run anyway” to proceed with installation
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation

Intel Mac

1. Download the Intel x64 .dmg file from the release page
2. Open the downloaded .dmg file
3. Drag the application to your Applications folder
4. When first launching, macOS may block the app with a message “Golem is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash”
5. To open the app, try one of these methods:
   • Method 1: Right-click (or Control-click) on the app icon and select “Open”, then click “Open” in the dialog box
   • Method 2: If the above doesn’t work, open Terminal and run the following command:

     xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Golem.app"

   • The app should now open and subsequent launches won’t require these steps

Apple Silicon (M-Chip)

1. Download the ARM64 .dmg file from the release page
2. Open the downloaded .dmg file
3. Drag the application to your Applications folder
4. When first launching, macOS may block the app with a message “Golem is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash”
5. To open the app, try one of these methods:
   • Method 1: Right-click (or Control-click) on the app icon and select “Open”, then click “Open” in the dialog box
   • Method 2: If the above doesn’t work, open Terminal and run the following command:

     xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Golem.app"

   • The app should now open and subsequent launches won’t require these steps

Older macOS Versions

For older macOS versions (pre-Catalina), you may need to adjust your security settings:

1. After downloading and attempting to open the app, go to System Preferences → Security & Privacy
2. In the General tab, you should see a message about Golem being blocked
3. Click the Open Anyway button (you may need to unlock the settings with the padlock icon first)
4. If you don’t see this option, try these alternative steps:
   • Open System Preferences → Security & Privacy
   • Click the padlock icon to make changes
   • Under Allow apps downloaded from, select Anywhere (if available) or App Store and identified developers

Debian/Ubuntu

1. Download the .deb file from the release page

# Install the downloaded .deb file
sudo dpkg -i golem-desktop_x.x.x_amd64.deb
 
# If there are dependency issues, run
sudo apt-get install -f

Fedora/RHEL

1. Download the .rpm file from the release page

# Install the downloaded .rpm file
sudo rpm -i golem-desktop-x.x.x.x86_64.rpm
 
# Alternatively, using dnf
sudo dnf install golem-desktop-x.x.x.x86_64.rpm

Arch Linux

1. Download the Linux .AppImage from the release page

# Make the AppImage executable
chmod +x golem-desktop-x.x.x.AppImage
 
# Run the AppImage
./golem-desktop-x.x.x.AppImage