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By far the simplest method requiring the fewest steps is to use the software manager, called Add/Remove Programs. Refer to this page for detailed steps if AUR is not already enabled.

Still in Add/Remove Programs, start typing firestorm. You will see at least one possible version. You want to install official release version, it generally shows the complete version number. Others may show a revision numberl; you don't want those. To be sure which version to select, refer to the version shown on the Linux Download page and make sure the version numbers match.

Click the desired entry – not the build button – and then on the left click the Build Files tab.

If you see a line that looks like

source=("https://downloads.firestormviewer.org/linux/Phoenix_Firestorm-Releasex64_x86_64_$pkgver.tar.xz"

Then you have the correct package selected. Click Build at the right, then the left arrow at the top left.

If you plan on using the Win32 voice files, you'll need to make sure WINE is installed. Search for WINE and click Install.

Now click the Apply button to install Firestorm (and optionally WINE).

Firestorm is installed for all users, so the binaries are in /opt/firestorm. A desktop launcher was created, and would be in your menu under Games.

No one has added or is maintaining any beta or preview builds on AUR. Fortunately, once you install from AUR, you can visit our site and download a beta or preview version, extract it where desired and run it, and it should work.

If you crash continually, it will be helpful to get a backtrace, like so:

cd ~/Firestorm
sed -i "/^#export .*gdb/ s/^#//" ./firestorm # This enables gnu debug
./firestorm

At the (gdb) prompt, type r to launch Firestorm. When Firestorm crashes, you should be back at a (gdb) prompt.
Type bt to get a backtrace (there may be several pages, press Enter until you get the gdb prompt again). Copy everything from the terminal screen to a text file.
Type q to exit gdb.
Create a Support Request on our Jira and attach the backtrace as well as crash logs. JIRA can guide you through the process.

NOTE: You can turn off debugging with:

sed -i "/^export .*gdb/ s/^export/#export/" ./firestorm

Default Linux voice files function, but may not on your particular system. As a workaround, install wine and use the Windows 32-bit voice files:

sudo apt install wine-stable
winecfg #Set the Windows version to Windows 10, test audio output

Once WINE is configured to your satisfaction, launch Firestorm and log in, disable voice if necessary, then press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S to open Debug Settings. Search for FSLinuxEnableWin32VoiceProxy, set that to TRUE, then close Debug Settings. For good measure, relog, then enable and test voice.

Note that using WINE means there is a slight delay connecting to voice as the WINE system starts up. As well, WINE needs a little time to shut down when you disconnect voice. This may cause a race condition if you toggle voice, where a new connection tries to start before the previous one shuts down. This can affect both instances of WINE, and a relog may be required to restore voice functions.