Install or uninstall

Learn how to setup Bito CLI on your device (Mac, Linux, and Windows)

Installing Bito CLI (Recommended)

We recommend you use the following methods to install Bito CLI.

Mac and Linux

sudo curl https://alpha.bito.ai/downloads/cli/install.sh -fsSL | bash

Note: curl will always download the latest version.

Archlinux

Arch and Arch based distro users can install it from AUR

yay -S bito-cli

or

paru -S bito-cli

Note for the Mac Users: You might face issues related to verification for which you will have to manually do the steps from here (we are working on fixing it as soon as possible).

Windows

• In the Bito CLI GitHub repo, open the folder that has the latest version number.

• From here, download the MSI file called Bito CLI.exe and then install Bito CLI using this installer.

• On Windows 11, you might get notification related to publisher verification. Click on "Show more" or "More info" and click on "Run anyway" (we are working on fixing this as soon as possible).

Once the installation is complete, start a new command prompt and run bito command to get started.

Installing with Manual Binary Download (Not Recommended)

While it's not recommended, you can download the Bito CLI binary from our repository, and install it manually. The binary is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS (x86 and ARM architecture).

Mac and Linux

1. In the Bito CLI GitHub repo, open the folder that has the latest version number.
2. From here, download the Bito CLI binary specific to your OS platform.

3. Start the terminal, go to the location where you downloaded the binary, move the downloaded file (in the command below use bito-* filename you have downloaded) to filename bito.

   mv bito-<os>-<arch> bito

4. Make the file executable using following command chmod +x ./bito

5. Copy the binary to /usr/local/bin using following command sudo cp ./bito /usr/local/bin

6. Set PATH variable so that Bito CLI is always accessible. PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin

7. Run Bito CLI with bito command. If PATH variable is not set, you will need to run command with the complete or relative path to the Bito executable binary.

Windows

1. In the Bito CLI GitHub repo, open the folder that has the latest version number.
2. From here, download the Bito CLI binary for Windows called bito.exe.

3. For using Bito CLI, always move to the directory containing Bito CLI prior to running it.

4. Set PATH variable so that Bito CLI is always accessible.

   1. Follow the instructions as per this link
   2. Edit the "Path" variable and add a new path of the location where Bito CLI is installed on your machine.

Uninstalling Bito CLI

Mac and Linux

sudo curl https://alpha.bito.ai/downloads/cli/uninstall.sh -fsSL | bash

Note: This will completely uninstall Bito CLI and all of its components.

Windows

For Windows, you can uninstall Bito CLI just like you uninstall any other software from the control panel. You can follow these steps:

1. Click on the Windows Start button and type "control panel" in the search box, and then open the Control Panel app.

2. Under the "Programs" option, click on "Uninstall a program".

3. Find "Bito CLI" in the list of installed programs and click on it.

4. Click on the "Uninstall" button (given at the top) to start the uninstallation process.

5. Follow the instructions provided by the uninstall wizard to complete the uninstallation process.

After completing these steps, Bito CLI should be completely removed from your Windows machine.