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-# releases
+# Snowball releases
 
-Snowball releases: the Android app and the Linux desktop app, with release notes. The source is in a separate repository.
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+Snowball keeps your files on every device you own, with no cloud in between. Lose a device and you lose nothing. See [snowball.tricauda.com](https://snowball.tricauda.com) for what it is and how it works.
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+Snowball is an early alpha. Keep your usual copies of anything you can't afford to lose while you try it.
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+**[Download the latest release](https://git.tricauda.com/snowball/releases/releases/latest)**: each release has its notes, and these files:
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+- **Android:** `snowball-<version>.apk`. Install it on your phone. To be offered updates, add this repository's URL to [Obtainium](https://obtainium.imranr.dev/).
+- **Linux:** `snowball-linux-x64.tar.gz`, for Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, Fedora 36, RHEL 9 or newer. Unpack it anywhere, then run `snowball/install.sh` once to add Snowball to your applications (`snowball/install.sh --uninstall` removes it again).
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+Found something wrong, or odd? Email [snowball@temporary.nz](mailto:snowball@temporary.nz).