Desktop GUI

Vykar includes a desktop GUI for managing repositories, running backups, and browsing/restoring snapshots. It is built with Slint and tray-icon.

Installing

macOS

A signed app bundle (Vykar Backup.app) is included in the release archive. Download the latest release from the releases page, extract it, and drag the app to your Applications folder.

Linux

The Intel glibc release builds include the vykar-gui binary. Download the appropriate archive from the releases page and place the binary on your PATH.

You may need the libxdo3 package at runtime:

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install libxdo3

To build from source, also install the development headers:

sudo apt install libxdo-dev
cargo build --release -p vykar-gui

The binary is at target/release/vykar-gui.

Windows

The GUI is included in the Windows release archive. Download the latest release from the releases page and extract vykar-gui.exe.