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--- lanternterminal:installing [2026-11-08 08:49] – Update Lantern Terminal guides for 0.4.0 slaterm
+++ lanternterminal:installing [2026-11-11 13:16] (current) – Main address is now kalretro.au slaterm
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 ====== Installing Lantern Terminal ======
-Get version 0.4.0 from [[https://retro.theiguru.au/lantern-terminal/|the download page]]. Both platforms are 64-bit.
+Get version 0.6.0 from [[https://kalretro.au/lantern-terminal/|the download page]]. Both platforms are 64-bit.
 ===== Windows =====
-Download ''Lantern-Terminal-0.4.0-windows-x64-setup.exe'' and run it. It installs for your current user under LocalAppData by default and adds a Start menu entry. Start **Lantern Terminal** from that menu.
+Download ''Lantern-Terminal-0.6.0-windows-x64-setup.exe'' and run it. It installs for your current user under LocalAppData by default and adds a Start menu entry. Start **Lantern Terminal** from that menu.
-For a portable installation, download ''Lantern-Terminal-0.4.0-windows-x64.zip'', extract it and run ''LanternTerminal/lantern-terminal.exe''. Keep the extracted DLLs, plugins and data folders with the executable. The package includes Qt, Python, libssh (the built-in SSH engine) and OpenSSH clients; it does not install an SSH server.
+For a portable installation, download ''Lantern-Terminal-0.6.0-windows-x64.zip'', extract it and run ''LanternTerminal/lantern-terminal.exe''. Keep the extracted DLLs, plugins and data folders with the executable. The package includes Qt, Python, libssh (the built-in SSH engine), FreeRDP (Remote Desktop) and OpenSSH clients; it does not install an SSH server.
 The application targets Windows 10 or later. The installer and raw TCP/scripting workflow have passed Wine checks, but physical Windows ConPTY and device/provider behaviour still need target testing.
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 ===== Linux =====
-On a compatible Debian-based distribution, download ''lantern-terminal_0.4.0_amd64.deb'', open a terminal in that directory and run:
+On a compatible Debian-based distribution, download ''lantern-terminal_0.6.0_amd64.deb'', open a terminal in that directory and run:
 <code bash>
-sudo apt install ./lantern-terminal_0.4.0_amd64.deb
+sudo apt install ./lantern-terminal_0.6.0_amd64.deb
 lantern-terminal
 </code>
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 ===== Upgrading, configuration and removal =====
-Close the application when your sessions can safely be disconnected, then install the new package. Windows reinstall/uninstall checks verify that existing profiles are preserved. On Linux, remove the package with ''sudo apt remove lantern-terminal''; on Windows, use **Settings → Apps**. Back up your configuration before changing computers or upgrading: **Help → About Lantern Terminal** shows its exact directory.
+From 0.5.0 on, Lantern tells you when a new version is out and **Update Now** installs it (Help → Check for Updates… checks at once). To upgrade by hand, close the application when your sessions can safely be disconnected, then install the new package. Windows reinstall/uninstall checks verify that existing profiles are preserved. On Linux, remove the package with ''sudo apt remove lantern-terminal''; on Windows, use **Settings → Apps**. Back up your configuration before changing computers or upgrading: **Help → About Lantern Terminal** shows its exact directory.
 The Windows portable archive still uses the normal user configuration directory unless launched with ''--config'' pointing elsewhere. To try an independent profile on Linux: