Install SimRig
Packages for the main distributions, and a tarball for the rest. Updates are offered in the app itself.
Download the package for your distribution from the latest release, then install it:
| Distribution | Package | Install with |
|---|---|---|
| Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS | simrig_*_amd64.deb |
sudo apt install ./simrig_*_amd64.deb |
| Fedora | simrig-*.x86_64.rpm |
sudo dnf install ./simrig-*.x86_64.rpm |
| openSUSE | simrig-*.x86_64.rpm |
sudo zypper install ./simrig-*.x86_64.rpm |
| Arch, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, CachyOS | simrig-*-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst |
sudo pacman -U ./simrig-*-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst |
| Any other | simrig-*-x86_64-linux.tar.gz |
see below |
On any other distribution:
tar xzf simrig-*-x86_64-linux.tar.gz && sudo ./simrig-*-x86_64-linux/install.sh
Then open SimRig from your applications. The first setup checks your system, finds your devices and installs what they need.
Requirements
- An x86-64 Linux with polkit (
pkexec). - Drivers built for your kernel (like Fanatec’s or Thrustmaster’s) also need DKMS, a compiler and your kernel’s headers. SimRig says what is missing for the devices you have.
Updates
SimRig shows a new release in its top bar and installs it with one click and your password. Pre-releases are offered when chosen in Settings.
Uninstall
Remove the package as usual. The drivers SimRig installed are kept, so your devices keep
working. To remove them too, do it first from Plugins in the app, or afterwards with
sudo /var/lib/simrig/remove-drivers --all (on Debian and Ubuntu, apt purge simrig does it).
Why not Flatpak?
A Flatpak sandbox cannot install kernel drivers or the rules that give games access to the devices, which is most of what SimRig does for a rig. SimRig is shipped as native packages for that reason.
From the sources
To build SimRig yourself, see docs/development.md.