# Installing Tabby (formerly Terminus) on Windows/Linux/MacOS

## What is Tabby?

> Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator, SSH and serial client for Windows, macOS and Linux. -https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby

## Microsoft Windows

1. Download Tabby Download
2. Open File Explorer and navigate to the Download location
3. Run the downloaded .exe
4. Step through the installer accepting all the defaults
5. Launch Tabby from the Start menu

## Debian/Ubuntu Linux

1. Log into the Linux device
2. Launch a terminal window
3. Run the following commands
   # lookup latest release URL
   regex='"browser_download_url": "(https:\/\/github.com\/Eugeny\/tabby\/releases\/download\/[^/]*\/[^/]*\.deb)"' && response=$(curl -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" https://api.github.com/repos/Eugeny/tabby/releases/latest) && [[ $response =~ $regex ]] && downloadURL="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
   # download the .deb package
   wget -O ./tabby.deb $downloadURL
   # install tabby
   sudo dpkg -i ./tabby.deb
   # install missing dependencies
   sudo apt -f install -y
   # launch tabby
   tabby &

## MacOS

1. Download Tabby Download
2. Open Downloads in Finder
3. Double click the downloaded Tabby .pkg
4. Step through the installer accepting all the defaults
5. Launch Tabby from the Launchpad