Install Grok Bot on Linux (Debian based distros)
In this video we reverse Omarchy’s Grok Bot install so we can run the same desktop app on Debian. We follow the remove script to the real package name, chase the AUR PKGBUILD to Cursor’s official .deb, verify the SHA256, then install with dpkg and apt. We walk away with a reusable method: when Distro A already ships App X, read that packaging chain instead of guessing download pages.
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Installing Grok Bot on Debian
00:56 - Start from the Omarchy repo
01:34 - Cursor has no Debian download
02:39 - Find the grok-bot remove script
03:20 - Search the AUR
04:37 - Read the PKGBUILD
05:13 - Official Cursor .deb URL
06:07 - Build the download URL
07:52 - curl the .deb
09:59 - Verify SHA256
11:08 - dpkg install and fix deps
12:50 - Grok Bot ready to sign in
13:39 - Outro
⚙️ STACK & TOOLS:
Omarchy (source of the install/remove scripts): https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy
AUR grok-bot-bin PKGBUILD: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gr...
Upstream .deb (Grok Bot 0.29.0): https://downloads.cursor.com/grokbot/...
Update 08/29/2026 - Found this after recording, latest: grok-bot_0.30.0_amd64.deb
https://x.ai/news/grok-bot-more-plans
https://api2.cursor.sh/updates/downlo...
Also, copy paste was fixed later by installing vim-gtk3 package. yy was correct for "yank"
Debian 13, apt, dpkg
Software: OBS Studio