bnema.dev

Installation

Quick Install (Linux x86_64)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bnema/dumber/main/install.sh | bash

Installs to ~/.local/bin if available, otherwise /usr/local/bin (requires sudo).

Advanced Installation Options

Install a specific version:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bnema/dumber/main/install.sh | DUMBER_VERSION=v0.26.2 bash

Install the latest prerelease:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bnema/dumber/main/install.sh | DUMBER_PRERELEASE=1 bash

Combine both to install a specific prerelease:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bnema/dumber/main/install.sh | DUMBER_VERSION=v0.27.0-rc.1 DUMBER_PRERELEASE=1 bash

Flatpak

# From Flathub (when available)
flatpak install flathub dev.bnema.Dumber

# Or from release
flatpak install dumber.flatpak

From Source

git clone https://github.com/bnema/dumber
cd dumber
make build
./dist/dumber browse

Build Dependencies

  • Go 1.26+
  • GTK4 development libraries
  • CEF runtime for the default backend
  • WebKitGTK 6.0 development/runtime libraries for the fallback backend and runtime checks
  • GStreamer development libraries for WebKit media playback and diagnostics
  • Brotli for compressed systemviews assets

Systemviews assets are generated with go tool templ and Go's js/wasm toolchain; no root Node toolchain is required.

Post-Install

Run the setup wizard to configure desktop integration:

dumber setup

This creates:

  • Desktop entry (~/.local/share/applications/)
  • Default configuration (~/.config/dumber/config.toml)

Verify Installation

dumber about
dumber doctor