🎬 Stremio Debian Repository

Unofficial Debian packages for Stremio media center, built from source and following Debian packaging standards. Available for amd64 and arm64 (Raspberry Pi) architectures.

⚠️ Unofficial Repository: These packages are not part of the official Debian archive. Use at your own discretion.

📦 Official Debian Submission Status:

These packages are being submitted to official Debian:

stremio (Qt5): ITP #943703
chromium-embedded-framework: ITP #915400
stremio-gtk: ITP #1119815

The maintainer (Juan Manuel Méndez Rey) is the same for both this repository and the official Debian submissions.

⚠️ Qt5 End-of-Life Notice:

The original stremio client uses Qt5/QtWebEngine, but Qt5 has reached End-of-Life and is being removed from Debian. Since QtWebEngine is not available for Qt6, a new client (stremio-gtk) was developed using GTK4/Adwaita with CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework).

stremio-gtk is the forward-compatible client that will continue to work as Qt5 is phased out. It is currently available for Debian sid only.

Quick Installation

1. Add repository GPG key

wget -qO - https://debian.vejeta.com/key.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/stremio-debian.gpg

2. Add repository to sources

For Debian testing (rolling) - Use if you have both trixie + testing sources:

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/stremio-debian.gpg] https://debian.vejeta.com testing main non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/stremio.list

For Debian 13 (trixie - stable) - Use if you ONLY have trixie sources:

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/stremio-debian.gpg] https://debian.vejeta.com trixie main non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/stremio.list

For Debian 12 (bookworm - oldstable):

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/stremio-debian.gpg] https://debian.vejeta.com bookworm main non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/stremio.list

For Debian sid (unstable) / Kali Rolling:

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/stremio-debian.gpg] https://debian.vejeta.com sid main non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/stremio.list

For Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) - EXPERIMENTAL:

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/stremio-debian.gpg] https://debian.vejeta.com noble main non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/stremio.list

⚠️ Ubuntu Support is Experimental: Ubuntu packages are built automatically but have limited testing. Community feedback is welcome via GitHub Issues.

3. Install Stremio

sudo apt update
sudo apt install stremio stremio-server

Supported Distributions

Debian testing - Rolling distribution (use if you have both trixie + testing sources)
Debian 13 (trixie) - Current stable release (use if you only have trixie sources)
Debian 12 (bookworm) - Previous stable release
Debian sid (unstable) - Rolling release (compatible with Kali Linux)
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (noble) - EXPERIMENTAL (community testing)

Available Packages

Main Component (Free/Open Source)

stremio: Qt5/QML desktop client (amd64, arm64) - all distributions
stremio-gtk: GTK4/Adwaita desktop client (amd64) - Debian sid only
libcef144: CEF runtime library (amd64) - Debian sid only
libcef-dev: CEF development headers (amd64) - Debian sid only
cef-resources: CEF runtime resources (all) - Debian sid only

Non-Free Component (Proprietary)

stremio-server: BitTorrent streaming server (all architectures) - all distributions

stremio-gtk Installation (Debian sid only)

stremio-gtk is a modern GTK4/Adwaita-based client that uses CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework). It is the successor to the Qt5-based client for systems where Qt5/QtWebEngine is no longer available.

Requirements: Debian sid (unstable) with amd64 architecture.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install stremio-gtk stremio-server

CEF packages (libcef144, cef-resources) are installed automatically as dependencies.

Why use stremio-gtk?

Modern GTK4/Adwaita interface following GNOME HIG
Uses CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework) - actively maintained
Future-proof: works as Qt5/QtWebEngine are phased out
Native Wayland support

CEF Packages Installation (Debian sid only)

The Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) packages are available for developers and users who want to try them while the package is being reviewed for inclusion in Debian experimental (ITP #915400).

Available CEF Packages

libcef144 - CEF runtime library (required for applications using CEF)
cef-resources - Runtime resources: locales, PAK files, and other assets
libcef-dev - Development headers for building applications against CEF

Installation

For running CEF-based applications (e.g., stremio-gtk):

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libcef144 cef-resources

For development (building against CEF):

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libcef-dev cef-resources

Note: CEF packages are only available for Debian sid (unstable) on amd64 architecture due to clang-19 build requirements. These packages are installed automatically when you install stremio-gtk.

Supported Architectures

amd64 - Standard x86_64 desktop/laptop computers
arm64 - Raspberry Pi 3/4/5 (64-bit) and other ARM64 devices

Manual Download

Download .deb files directly from GitHub Releases

Source Code

All Debian packaging source is maintained on Salsa Debian GitLab:

stremio - Qt5 client (GPL-3.0+)
stremio-server - Streaming server (Proprietary)
stremio-gtk - GTK4 client (GPL-3.0+)
chromium-embedded-framework - CEF (Mixed)

Build infrastructure: github.com/vejeta/stremio-debian

Support

Report issues at GitHub Issues

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