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Standalone Linux package for offline installation

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Get a standalone Linux package that can be installed 100% offline, which is especially useful for Linux devices disconnected from the network.

When generating the Linux package, you can activate the Asset management (offline) option. By including all assets, your application can be installed without an internet connection.

Without this option, the application needs a network connection the first time it opens. It can then reopen offline with the content it has already loaded.

The Asset management (offline) option can significantly increase the size of your package and the time needed to download, distribute, or install it.

This option requires a Yearly or One-Time Payment plan and is available only if your application contains a single project.

What the package contains

  • The published version of your project. Publish your latest changes before exporting: once the project has been published, changes saved in Studio but not published are not included. A project that has never been published is embedded as last saved.
  • A single project. The option is available only when the application contains one project. For a content hub, this is the portal’s project: projects that are only in channels are not embedded. A channel’s Desktop link then opens that channel online, and the application reopens on the embedded project the next time it starts.
  • Not external resources. External websites, streamed media, remote data, and sign-in services still need the network.
  • Not the system libraries. The package declares the Linux libraries it needs. On a device without network, they must already be installed.

When to use an offline Linux package

Use a standalone Linux package when your target devices are:

  • deployed in a disconnected environment;
  • installed in an exhibition, showroom, museum, or training room with unstable connectivity;
  • prepared in advance by an IT team before being used without network access;
  • running in kiosk mode on a dedicated Linux terminal.

How it changes the deployment workflow

With the offline option enabled:

  • the installation package contains the required assets;
  • the application can be deployed in environments where the network is unavailable or restricted;
  • content updates are no longer immediate: you must export a new Linux package and reinstall it on the target devices.

Before large-scale rollout, validate the offline package on at least one Linux device representative of the target environment, with the correct package format and target hardware.

Update an offline Linux deployment

To update an application installed from a standalone Linux package:

  1. Export a new Linux package from the PandaSuite dashboard.
  2. Redistribute the new package built for the correct package format.
  3. Reinstall the application on the target devices.
  4. Revalidate the main flows, kiosk behavior, and critical usage scenarios.