This Tech Talk walks through installing Tidal Tools on Windows and Linux so you can start discovery and assessment from either desktop environment.
What you will learn
- Install Tidal Tools on Linux distributions and Windows 11
- Use WSL or native Linux shells for the same install flow
- Install the Windows PowerShell variant for Windows-native workflows
Transcript
This walkthrough shows how to install Tidal Tools on Linux and on Windows 11.
Linux install
For Linux, the same steps work on a native machine or on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). They also work across common distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Manjaro, and Red Hat.
Open the Tidal Tools install page at get.tidal.sh. Copy the one-line installer command for Linux and macOS, paste it into your terminal, and run it. The same command upgrades an existing install. When it finishes, confirm the version with tidal version.
Windows install
On Windows, scroll to the offline installers and choose the 64-bit Windows package. Run the installer with the standard next-next finish flow. If Tidal Tools is already present, use Repair. Approve the publisher prompt when Windows asks.
After install, open a new PowerShell window so the updated PATH is loaded. Then run tidal to confirm the CLI is available.
Verify with Tidal doctor
Run tidal doctor to check common prerequisites: latest CLI version, API connectivity after login, and optional tools such as Docker for source-code and database analysis workshops. Install Docker Desktop for Windows if you need those analysis features. You can skip vSphere and DNS checks when they are not part of your workflow.
If the API check fails, run tidal login, enter your Tidal instance URL, email, and password, then run tidal doctor again.
The Linux installer path also applies to marketplace Linux images on Amazon, Azure, and Google Cloud, because those images use the same underlying Linux install flow.