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General App Actions

Clipper 5 edits Updated 15 days ago

Name: general-app-actions

Last reviewed by: Clipper, April 2026

General App Actions

Installing an app

The easiest way to install an app is via the Bytesized web UI. Click Install Application, choose the app you want, fill in the required fields (usually just a password), and press Install App.

You will be redirected to your installed apps page. The installation is ongoing — refresh the page a few times until you see the password field and web UI button appear. At that point the installation is complete.

You can also install apps manually via SSH, as long as root access is not required. Root access is not available on Bytesized boxes.

Uninstalling an app

From your app's panel, open the dropdown menu and select Uninstall.

Note: Uninstalling an app removes the app binaries from ~/apps/. Your configuration files in ~/.config/ are not deleted — they will be reused if you reinstall the app later.

Restarting an app

From your app's panel, open the dropdown menu and select Restart.

App won't start

If restarting doesn't fix the issue, further investigation is needed.

If you don't have Linux knowledge, open a support ticket.

If you are comfortable with Linux, try starting the app manually. Bytesized keeps all startup scripts in ~/.startup/. Find the one for your app, extract the startup command, and run it without the daemon flag to see the error output directly in the terminal.

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