Install Cubic

Install on Linux

You can install Cubic on Linux with the following methods:

• Install with Snap (recommend)

• Install with Cargo

• Install with Homebrew

Install on macOS

You can install Cubic on macOS with the following methods:

• Install with Homebrew (recommend)

• Install with Cargo

Install on Windows

You can install Cubic on Windows with the following methods:

• Install with Snap (in WSL; recommend)

• Install with Cargo

• Install with Homebrew (in WSL)

Install with Cargo

1. Install Dependencies

Install rustup and Cubic dependencies.

For Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives:

sudo apt install build-essential rustup qemu-system-x86 qemu-system-arm

For Fedora and derivatives:

sudo dnf install @development-tools rustup qemu-system-x86 qemu-system-arm qemu-img
rustup-init -y
. "$HOME/.cargo/env"

For OpenSUSE and derivatives:

sudo zypper install rustup qemu-x86 qemu-arm

2. Install Rust toolchain

Install the Rust toolchain:

rustup toolchain add 1.92.0

3. Install Cubic

cargo install cubic

4. Update PATH Environment Variable

Add Cargo bin directory to PATH environment variable.

For Linux distributions:

echo 'export PATH="$PATH:~/.cargo/bin"' >> ~/.profile
source ~/.profile

5. Allow KVM Acceleration (Linux only, Optional)

It is recommend to add Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) permisson to your user for optimal VM performance:

sudo usermod -a -G kvm $USER

This requires to exit the current user session and to relogin to make the change active.

Test Cubic

Check if Cubic is installed correctly:

cubic --help

Install with Homebrew

Use the following command to install Cubic via Homebrew:

$ brew install cubic-vm/cubic/cubic

Install with Snap

Use the following command to install Cubic with Snap:

$ sudo snap install cubic

Connect the KVM interface to accelerate the virtual machine (recommend):

$ sudo snap connect cubic:kvm