Installing on Linux

Updated on Oct 6, 2026

Forge supports x86_64 and ARM64 distributions with glibc 2.39 or later, for example Ubuntu 24.04 or later, Debian 13, current Fedora releases, and RHEL 10. Release assets and packages are available for both architectures.

Architecture	Release asset	Debian package	RPM package
x86_64	frg-<version>-x86_64-linux	progress-forge_<version>_amd64.deb	progress-forge-<version>-1.x86_64.rpm
aarch64 (ARM64)	frg-<version>-aarch64-linux	progress-forge_<version>_arm64.deb	progress-forge-<version>-1.aarch64.rpm

glibc compatibility

To check your glibc version, run:

bash

ldd --version | head -n1

bash

With GitHub CLI:

bash

gh release download --repo telerik/forge --pattern 'install.sh'
sh install.sh

The installer detects your OS and architecture. On Linux, it uses your package manager when it finds one: .deb with apt-get, .rpm with dnf or yum, or the Arch tarball with pacman. Otherwise, it installs the standalone binary. It checks the SHA256 checksum against SHA256SUMS. It installs the binary to /usr/local/bin/frg (using sudo if needed), or installs the package. Packages install to /usr/bin.

Note: On Arch Linux, the installer can't install from progress-forge-<version>-arch.tar.gz and stops with No installable content found in Arch package. Run it with --force-binary instead:

bash

curl -fsSL https://github.com/telerik/forge/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh -s -- --force-binary

See Installation Overview for common installer options, environment variables, and exit codes.

Install a Linux package

Download the package for your architecture from the release page, or use gh. Then install it with your package manager.

Debian or UbuntuFedora or RHELArch Linux

bash

gh release download v<version> --repo telerik/forge --pattern 'progress-forge_<version>_amd64.deb'
sudo apt install ./progress-forge_<version>_amd64.deb
frg --version

On ARM64, use progress-forge_<version>_arm64.deb.

bash

gh release download v<version> --repo telerik/forge --pattern 'progress-forge-<version>-1.x86_64.rpm'
sudo dnf install ./progress-forge-<version>-1.x86_64.rpm
frg --version

On ARM64, use progress-forge-<version>-1.aarch64.rpm. On systems without dnf, use sudo yum install or sudo rpm -i.

progress-forge-<version>-arch.tar.gz contains only a PKGBUILD for x86_64. Its download sources point outside the public telerik/forge repository, so you can't build a package from it as published. On Arch Linux, install the standalone binary. Use the installer with --force-binary, or follow the manual binary instructions below.

uname -m

`x86_64` means an x86_64 asset. `arm64` or `aarch64` means an aarch64 asset.

2. Download the asset for your platform. This example uses Linux x86_64:

```bash
ASSET=frg-<version>-x86_64-linux # or frg-<version>-aarch64-linux
curl -fsSLO "https://github.com/telerik/forge/releases/download/v<version>/$ASSET"
```bash
gh release download v<version> --repo telerik/forge --pattern "$ASSET"

3. Optionally verify the download. See Troubleshooting Installation Problems for GPG signature and checksum verification steps.
4. Make the file executable and move it to a folder on your PATH:

bash

chmod +x "$ASSET"
sudo mv "$ASSET" /usr/local/bin/frg

5. Check the installation:

bash

frg --version

See Also

• Installation Overview