Tailscale Installer for Mobile Linux

A minimal shell script to install Tailscale on mobile Linux distributions based on Debian Trixie.

Supported systems:

OS	Base	Package manager
Mobian	Debian Trixie	apt
Droidian	Debian Trixie	apt
SirrOS	Debian Trixie	apt

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Usage

Basic install:

sh install.sh

Pin a specific version:

TAILSCALE_VERSION=1.88.4 sh install.sh

Use the unstable track:

TRACK=unstable sh install.sh

The script requires root privileges. It will automatically use sudo or doas if available, or run directly as root.

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What the script does

1. Reads /etc/os-release to identify the distro.
2. Adds the Tailscale GPG keyring to /usr/share/keyrings/.
3. Adds the Tailscale apt repository to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/.
4. Installs tailscale and tailscale-archive-keyring via apt.

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After installation

Start and authenticate your device:

sudo tailscale up

Then check your connection:

tailscale status

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Credits

Based on the official Tailscale install script, licensed under BSD-3-Clause.