To install Grok Bot on Ubuntu, add its apt repository and run sudo apt install grok-bot. It is the same repository the official .deb sets up, and it works on amd64 and arm64.
Grok Bot comes with The X Subscription, from the $30 Premium plan up. If a step does not work on your system, leave a comment below or contact us and we will help you sort it out.
About 112 MB to download, 370 MB installed. If you install the .deb later, nothing changes.
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Step 3: Open it and sign in
Grok Bot is in your applications menu. From a terminal, grok-bot opens it.
Choose Sign in on the welcome screen and finish in your browser with your Cursor account. Grok Bot signs in with Cursor even on The X Subscription, so if your plan is on a Grok account, combine the two in your billing settings first. Have SuperGrok or X Premium+ instead? The app offers to link it.
The Other Two Ways to Install It
Under “More downloads” on x.ai/bot there is a .deb, an .rpm and an AppImage. The .rpm is for Fedora.
Method
Updates
Menu entry
Best for
apt repository
With your system
Yes
Everyone on Ubuntu
.deb file
With your system, after it adds the repository itself
Yes
Installing from a download
AppImage
Never. You re-download it
No
Other distributions
The .deb file
Download the x64 or arm64 .deb, then:
Install a downloaded .deb
cd ~/Downloads && sudo apt install ./grok-bot_*.deb
Worth knowing
The .deb adds the Grok Bot apt repository for you, so it updates like the repository install. It also adds the security permission Ubuntu 24.04 and newer need before it will start.
No menu entry and no updates. On Ubuntu 24.04 and newer it usually will not start, so use the .deb there. See When Something Goes Wrong.
What Grok Bot Is
Grok Bot gives you AI helpers, called Bots, that do real work for you. Each has a name, a job and memory of what you asked before.
Every Bot works on a computer in the cloud. It has a browser, a terminal and files, so a Bot can sign in to sites, fill forms and save results for you. It keeps going when you close the app. Closing Grok Bot or your laptop does not stop a job. You step in only for passwords, two-factor codes and CAPTCHAs. Routines run on a schedule. Ask a Bot in chat to set one up.
Your Bots on the left, a conversation in the middle, and the Bot’s cloud screen on the right.
Plans: Grok Bot comes with The X Subscription, which also covers Grok and Cursor. It starts on the Premium plan.
Plan
Price
Grok Bot
Free
$0
Not included
Plus
$8/mo
Not included
Premium
$30/mo
Included, weekly usage
Super
$100/mo
3.5x Premium usage
Ultra
$200/mo
12x Premium usage
Usage is one weekly pool shared with Grok and Cursor. Older paid Cursor and SuperGrok plans still include Grok Bot. Want the code editor too? Install Cursor on Ubuntu.
How Updates Reach You
New versions arrive with your system updates.
Update
Update everything, including Grok Bot
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Ubuntu’s Software Updater picks it up too. To see which version you have:
Check the installed version
apt policy grok-bot
The AppImage never updates. Download a new one to upgrade.
When Something Goes Wrong
What you see
Grok Bot exits at launch until the profile is loaded
FIX Run sudo apparmor_parser -r /etc/apparmor.d/grok-bot
The installer prints this on Ubuntu 24.04 and newer when a security permission did not load. This command loads it.
Ubuntu 24.04 and newer block it without a security permission, and only the installed package adds one.
What you see
dlopen(): error loading libfuse.so.2
FIX Run sudo apt install libfuse2t64
AppImage only. On 22.04 the package is libfuse2.
What you see
You signed in, but there is no Grok Bot access
FIX Move to Premium, Super or Ultra on The X Subscription, or link a SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription.
The Free and Plus plans do not include Grok Bot.
What you see
A Bot stops and says you hit your usage limit
FIX Wait for the weekly reset, or buy a top-up in your account settings.
Your plan’s usage is one pool shared with Grok and Cursor, so heavy coding in Cursor uses it up too.
What you see
Grok Bot will not start on an account in Legacy Privacy Mode
FIX In your Cursor account settings, pick a privacy option that allows cloud storage.
Bots store their work in the cloud, which Legacy Privacy Mode does not allow.
Remove It
Remove Grok Bot
sudo apt remove grok-bot
That also deletes its repository entry and key. Your Bots and their files live in your account, not on this machine, so they are still there if you install it again.
Grok Bot downloads ↗The .deb, .rpm and AppImage for x64 and arm64, under More downloads
r/GrokBot ↗Unofficial community: what people hand their Bots and how it goes
r/cursor ↗The official Cursor community, where Grok Bot plans and releases come up
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Grok Bot the same as the Grok chatbot?
No. Grok Bot is a desktop app that gives you Bots with their own cloud computer. The Grok chatbot is a website and phone app with no Linux version.
Is Grok Bot free?
No. It comes with The X Subscription from the $30 Premium plan. Free and Plus do not include it, though older paid Cursor and SuperGrok plans still do.
Which file should I download for Ubuntu?
Use the apt repository so Grok Bot updates with your system. If you want a file, take the .deb.
Does Grok Bot keep working when my laptop is off?
Yes. Bots run on a cloud computer, so closing the app or your laptop does not stop them.
Does Grok Bot run on arm64 Linux?
Yes. The .deb, .rpm and AppImage all come in x64 and arm64 builds, and the repository serves both.
Next step
Install it, sign in, give your first Bot a job
The official setup guide walks through your first Bot once the app is open.
