Install latest/stable of perplexity
Ubuntu 16.04 or later?
Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.
Unofficial Perplexity for Linux client
Perplexity Linux A minimal Electron desktop wrapper for Perplexity that runs the official web app in a clean, native window with persistent login and optional mic/camera access for voice.
Not affiliated with Perplexity. Uses the official Perplexity web UI.
✨ Features Native desktop window for Perplexity Persistent login (separate app session) External links open in your default browser Optional mic/camera access (Linux Snap plugs)
📦 Installation Install via Snap (Recommended) If your system supports Snap, you can install directly from the Snap Store:
Get it from the Snap Store
sudo snap install perplexity
📹 Enabling Video Calls and Audio (Required Setup) To use video calls, voice calls, and microphone features in Teams, you need to manually enable camera and audio permissions after installation:
sudo snap connect perplexity:camera sudo snap connect perplexity:audio-record sudo snap connect perplexity:audio-playback sudo snap connect perplexity:pulseaudio
Once installed, start the app from your system application menu or by running:
perplexity
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