Install on Windows and Linux

Requirements

• Windows x64, or Linux x86-64 with glibc 2.34 or newer (tested on Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, AlmaLinux 9 and Fedora 44), with a writable folder for application data.
• A terminal window at least 100 columns × 30 rows. A smaller window shows a resize notice.
• Internet access to download the release. Core inventory data is stored locally.

Linux needs OpenSSL 3, libsecret, libcurl and GLib at runtime. On Ubuntu and Debian these are libssl3, libsecret-1-0, libcurl4 and libglib2.0-0; on Fedora and RHEL they are openssl-libs, libsecret, libcurl and glib2. Label printing needs cups-client (lp and lpstat). Secret storage also requires a running Secret Service provider such as GNOME Keyring or KWallet. The release is built on AlmaLinux 9, which sets its floor at glibc 2.34; other x86-64 distributions with glibc 2.34 or newer should also work.

Download and launch

1. Open the download page and select Windows or Linux.
2. Read the notes for the current prerelease before updating an existing installation, and make a backup of your inventory.
3. Follow the displayed platform command. The Windows installer verifies the package before activation. On Linux, the installer checks the downloaded archive and installer against the published SHA-256 manifest, confirms that the program starts, and places the executable at ~/.local/bin/inventatory.

Launch Inventatory and complete the first-run wizard. On Windows, setup can create a desktop shortcut. On Linux, run ~/.local/bin/inventatory from a terminal; add ~/.local/bin to your PATH if you want to use the shorter inventatory command.

About the README install command

The application README uses GitHub’s releases/latest URL, which selects a stable release. The public release verified for this website is a prerelease. Use the explicit release above rather than assuming the stable-download command will retrieve it.

Complete first-run setup

1. Continue from the welcome screen.
2. Accept the inventory data folder or choose another one. Windows defaults to Documents\Inventatory; Linux uses the XDG data directory, normally ~/.local/share/Inventatory.
3. Choose whether to enable background operation. You can skip it and change this later in Settings.
4. If you have a compatible Scan R1, start its setup. Otherwise choose Skip.
5. Finish setup to open Stock.

Continue with your first inventory.

Updating an existing installation

Make a backup first. Use Settings → Updates → Check for software updates for the application’s verified update and rollback workflow. Do not extract a new package over a running installation.

If something goes wrong

• Resize notice: enlarge the terminal to at least 100 × 30 cells.
• Data folder cannot be used: choose a writable local folder, then retry setup.
• Update download or verification failed: the existing installation is retained; review the error and retry through Settings.
• Scanner is unavailable: skip scanner setup. The desktop inventory works independently.