eID software installation procedure
Follow these two steps to download the eID software on Linux:
- Install the "eID-archive" package, enabling the eID package repositories.
- Install the "eid-viewer" and/or "eid-mw" packages in the usual way for your distribution. This may require you to first perform an update of the indexes (e.g. using "apt-get update").
Supported distributions and versions:
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- Debian 12 "bookworm"
- Debian 13 "trixie"
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" (Be sure to read this FAQ question)
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" (Be sure to read this FAQ question)
- Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" (Be sure to read this FAQ question)
- Linux Mint 21.3 "Virginia"
- Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara"
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- Fedora 42
- Fedora 43
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- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 "Plow"
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 "Coughlan"
- Similar distributions, such as Rocky or Alma
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- openSUSE Leap 15.6
- openSUSE Leap 16.0
Downloads for unsupported distributions:
You can compile the software yourself using the source code:
Other packages for unsupported Linux distributions can be found here.
All packages and repositories are digitally signed by the OpenPGP key with the following fingerprint:
B37D 9040 098C 3DEE E00F 6D08 A357 43EA 6773 D225
We recommend that you do not install any packages which are not signed by that key. If you use the correct "eid-archive" package for your distribution, the correct key will be automatically configured and you shouldn't need to worry.
On or shortly after the 1st of January, 2026, the above key will be replaced by the OpenPGP key with the following fingerprint:
EE4D C4E0 455F CD5C 1DC0 64B6 9123 DBE7 67DA 21A4
If you use the correct "eid-archive" package for your distribution, the correct key will be automatically configured and you shouldn't need to worry.
Note, however, that due to the lack of support for the ECDSA algorithm used by the new key in OpenSUSE 15.6 and Enterprise Linux 9, support for these distribution versions will be dropped at that date. If you are using one of these distributions, we recommend you upgrade to the latest version of your distribution to keep receiving updates for the eID software.
Reading card fails?
If reading the card fails, check whether the correct driver is installed.
The FAQ-section explains how to check this.