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Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release rust-v0.167.0, 4 days ago.

Widely used. 134k stars, 1 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install codex on Linux (openai/codex) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

openai/codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

Node.js

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 134,184
Activity: Updated this month

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (Apache-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release rust-v0.167.0, 4 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used134k stars, 1 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

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0.167.0 · 11/6/2026 ↗

argument-comment-lint-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 3.8 MB · 316 downloads · best match

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/argument-comment-lint-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "argument-comment-lint-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

Other Linux downloads (43)

codex-npm-linux-x64-0.167.0.tgz

tar.gz · x64 · 173.7 MB · 144 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-npm-linux-x64-0.167.0.tgz"
tar -xzf "codex-npm-linux-x64-0.167.0.tgz"

bwrap-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 262 KB · 601 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/bwrap-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bwrap-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 154.6 MB · 111 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-app-server-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 94.0 MB · 158 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-app-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 29.1 MB · 7,231 downloads

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Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-exec-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 29.3 MB · 78 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-exec-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 200.2 MB · 103,433 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 6.3 MB · 42 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-symbols-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl-app-server.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 284.9 MB · 25 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-symbols-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl-app-server.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-symbols-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl-app-server.tar.gz"

codex-symbols-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 352.6 MB · 1,378 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-symbols-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-symbols-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 122.6 MB · 16,347 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

argument-comment-lint-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 3.7 MB · 321 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/argument-comment-lint-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "argument-comment-lint-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

codex-npm-linux-arm64-0.167.0.tgz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 165.9 MB · 62 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-npm-linux-arm64-0.167.0.tgz"
tar -xzf "codex-npm-linux-arm64-0.167.0.tgz"

bwrap-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 255 KB · 357 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/bwrap-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bwrap-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 114.3 MB · 2,311 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 87.7 MB · 131 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-app-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 144.4 MB · 158 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-app-server-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 27.5 MB · 693 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-exec-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 27.3 MB · 35 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-exec-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 187.8 MB · 11,861 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 6.2 MB · 29 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-symbols-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl-app-server.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 295.7 MB · 26 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-symbols-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl-app-server.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-symbols-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl-app-server.tar.gz"

codex-symbols-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 365.7 MB · 28 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-symbols-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-symbols-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst

tar.zst · x64 · 110.2 MB · 23 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "codex-app-server-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst"

codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst

tar.zst · x64 · 143.8 MB · 913 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst"

bwrap-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · x64 · 9 KB · 260 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/bwrap-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "bwrap-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-app-server-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst

tar.zst · ARM64 · 104.2 MB · 19 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "codex-app-server-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst"

codex-app-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · x64 · 9 KB · 24 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-app-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · x64 · 8 KB · 182 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-exec-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · x64 · 9 KB · 11 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-exec-server-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst

tar.zst · ARM64 · 136.7 MB · 73 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst"

codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sigstore

binary · x64 · 8 KB · 181 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sigstore"

codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst.sigstore

binary · x64 · 9 KB · 17 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst.sigstore"

codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · x64 · 9 KB · 10 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · x64 · 9 KB · 632 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

bwrap-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · ARM64 · 9 KB · 215 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/bwrap-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "bwrap-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · ARM64 · 8 KB · 54 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-app-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · ARM64 · 9 KB · 17 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-app-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · ARM64 · 8 KB · 20 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-exec-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · ARM64 · 8 KB · 11 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-exec-server-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sigstore

binary · ARM64 · 9 KB · 39 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sigstore"

codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst.sigstore

binary · ARM64 · 8 KB · 12 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.zst.sigstore"

codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore

binary · ARM64 · 9 KB · 10 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"
chmod +x "codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.sigstore"

Install with a package manager

install script

curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh

Pipes a remote script into your shell. Read it before running.

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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