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    Install BetterDiscord on Linux
This Gist contains simple instructions on how to install, update, and uninstall BetterDiscord on Linux.
For more thorough documentation, you can take a look at betterdiscordctl's README.
Please don't sumbit issues here as I don't check the comments often. You should sumbit them here instead.
Install dependencies
Git
Install using your package manager
Node & npm
Install using your package manager or download a binary package
Install betterdiscordctl
$ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bb010g/betterdiscordctl/master/betterdiscordctl
$ chmod +x betterdiscordctl
$ sudo mv betterdiscordctl /usr/local/bin


You can then keep betterdiscordctl up to date with this command:
$ betterdiscordctl upgrade


Install BetterDiscord
Replace [COMMAND] with install to install BD for the first time, update to update an existing installation,
or uninstall to uninstall an existing installation.
Replace [PATH] with the path to Discord's parent directory. For example, if Discord is installed in /usr/share/discord, [PATH] should be /usr/share.

For Stable

$ betterdiscordctl [COMMAND] -s [PATH]


For PTB

$ betterdiscordctl [COMMAND] -s [PATH] -f PTB


For Canary

$ betterdiscordctl [COMMAND] -s [PATH] -f Canary


For Snap

$ betterdiscordctl [COMMAND] --snap


For Flatpak

$ betterdiscordctl [COMMAND] --flatpak

Common Issues
npm : command not found
You don't have npm installed. Install it.
asar.js: No such file or directory
Install asar globally with sudo npm install -g asar and then use betterdiscordctl's --global-asar option.
Credits
BetterDiscord by Jiiks
Bandaged BD by Zerebos (rauenzi)
betterdiscordctl by bb010g