Holochain Launcher v0.10.0
To download the Holochain Launcher scroll down to "Assets".
Important: Our first implementation of AppStore in this release is currently broken. We are investigating the cause, and fixes. In the meantime, please use Launcher 0.9.4.
Changes
- This Launcher comes with the new App Store to reduce download time of apps significantly
- UI is now split in different sections
- Uses Holochain 0.1.5
Note: Due to switching to the new App Store and using a new Dev Hub that's compatible with the App Store, this Launcher is a breaking one, meaning that any apps installed with previous versions of the Launcher won't show up in this Launcher (but remain accessible with previous versions of the Launcher).
Installation
Windows
- Download the Holochain Launcher
.msi
file and double click on it. - Run through the setup.
macOS (currently supported versions: v10.15 and later)
- Download the
.dmg
file, open it, and drag the application to your Applications folder. - Go to your applications folder and open it.
Linux
AppImage
- Download the
.AppImage
file. - Double-click on it to run it (you may have to give executable permissions to the
AppImage
file).
Note: On Ubuntu 22.04 you may need to install libfuse2
in order to be able to run AppImage files:
(https://askubuntu.com/questions/1403811/appimage-on-ubuntu-22-04)
sudo apt install libfuse2
Deb
Note: Automatic updates are currently not supported for the Holochain Launcher installed with a .deb
file.
- Upgrade your dependencies by running
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
in a terminal. - Download the
.deb
file. - Install it by running
sudo apt install ./path/to/downloaded/file
in the terminal (using the actual path to the downloaded file).
Known issues and Limitations
...for end-users:
- Downloading of files from a Holochain App to the file system is not yet supported on macOS but will likely be added soon (tauri-apps/tauri#4633)
- Launcher can freeze on macOS if an app is opened while in full-screen mode
- App windows don't have their own menu on macOS (tauri-apps/tauri#5768)
- Clicking on "Open App" of an app that is already open will not unminimize it on some Linux distributions in case it is minimized (tauri-apps/tauri#5974)
...for hApp developers:
- Turning on Developer Mode in Advanced Settings of the Launcher does not work on certain older macOS distributions
- Tauri uses the webview of the platform the Launcher is running on, meaning that hApps need to be bundled for those older target browsers in order to be compatible on older operating systems.
- WebRTC is not yet supported for Linux (tauri-apps/wry#85)
Feedback is really appreciated! Click on Report Issue
in the top right corner of the Holochain Launcher to file a bug in this repository.
Note
- This is not yet a security ready release. Holochain's immune system will be implemented with Holochain 0.2.