Tessel

Install Tessel on Ubuntu

Get Tessel running on Ubuntu Linux.

What You Need

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or newer
  • About 100 MB of free space
  • X11 display server (not Wayland)

Important: Check Your Display Server

Tessel only works with X11. To check what you're using:

echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE

If it says wayland, you need to switch to X11:

  1. Log out
  2. Click your username
  3. Click the gear icon (bottom right)
  4. Select "Ubuntu on Xorg"
  5. Log in

Download Tessel

Go to gettessel.com/download and pick one:

Option A: AppImage (Easiest)

AppImage works on any Linux. No installation needed.

  1. Download the .AppImage file
  2. Open Terminal and run: 
    chmod +x Tessel_*.AppImage
./Tessel_*.AppImage

Option B: Debian Package

For a proper installation:

  1. Download the .deb file
  2. Open Terminal and run: 
    sudo dpkg -i tessel_*.deb

Then find Tessel in your applications menu.

Missing Dependencies?

If Tessel won't start, install these:

sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 libgtk-3-0 libayatana-appindicator3-1

For AppImage files, you might also need:

sudo apt install libfuse2

System Tray Icon Not Showing?

Install the AppIndicator extension:

sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator

Then restart your computer or enable it in GNOME Extensions.

You're Done!

Try Your First Transform

  1. Copy some text (Ctrl+C)
  2. Press Ctrl+Alt+4 (Clean Text shortcut)
  3. Paste (Ctrl+V) - your text is now cleaned up!

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