Installation Guide

This guide will walk you through installing PulseView on your kiosk devices.

System Requirements

Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+, or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+)
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 500MB free space
Network: Stable internet connection

Recommended Requirements

OS: Windows 11 or macOS 12+
RAM: 8GB or more
Storage: 1GB free space
Network: High-speed internet connection

Installation Methods

Windows Installation

Download the installer from pulseview.com/download
Run PulseView-Setup.exe
Follow the installation wizard
Launch PulseView from the Start Menu

# Silent installation (for IT administrators)
PulseView-Setup.exe /S /D=C:\Program Files\PulseView

macOS Installation

Download the DMG file from pulseview.com/download
Open the DMG file
Drag PulseView to Applications
Launch from Applications folder

# Install via Homebrew
brew install --cask pulseview

Linux Installation

Debian/Ubuntu

# Add PulseView repository
curl -fsSL https://packages.pulseview.com/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/pulseview.gpg

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/pulseview.gpg] https://packages.pulseview.com/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pulseview.list

# Install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install pulseview

Red Hat/CentOS

# Add repository
sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://packages.pulseview.com/rpm/pulseview.repo

# Install
sudo yum install pulseview

Initial Configuration

After installation, configure PulseView:

Launch the application
Click Sign In or Create Account
Enter your credentials
Complete the onboarding wizard

Configuration File

Advanced users can edit the configuration file:

Windows: %APPDATA%\PulseView\config.json macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/PulseView/config.json Linux: ~/.config/pulseview/config.json

{
  "apiEndpoint": "https://api.pulseview.com",
  "autoUpdate": true,
  "logLevel": "info",
  "deviceId": "auto"
}

Verification

Verify your installation:

pulseview --version

Expected output:

PulseView v1.0.0

Updating

Automatic Updates

PulseView checks for updates automatically. When an update is available, you'll see a notification.

Manual Update

Windows/macOS: Download and run the latest installer

Linux:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade pulseview

Uninstallation

Windows

Go to Settings → Apps
Find PulseView
Click Uninstall

macOS

Open Applications folder
Drag PulseView to Trash
Empty Trash

Linux

sudo apt remove pulseview

Next Steps

Troubleshooting

Installation fails on Windows

Run installer as Administrator
Disable antivirus temporarily
Check Windows version compatibility

Permission denied on Linux

Ensure you have sudo privileges
Check file permissions

App won't launch on macOS

Right-click and select "Open"
Go to System Preferences → Security & Privacy
Click "Open Anyway"

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