.. _desktop-application-installation:

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Installation
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The **UC Assistant** and **CC Agent** are available as desktop application through Electron packaging, to be able to use these applications in a standalone executable you need to retrieve it on the login page.

You can retrieve it by clicking the Windows or Linux button on the login page from your browser, on the CCAgent or UCAssistant applications.

.. figure:: download-desktop.png

.. note::

          You can disable download buttons, see :ref:`disable_download_buttons` section.

Those applications are retrieved from the official XiVO Solutions mirror https://mirror.xivo.solutions/xivo-desktop-assistant/

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Update
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The update process varies depending on your operating system.

Windows
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The desktop application uses the Squirrel framework to perform automatic updates.

1. Upon startup, the application checks `mirror.xivo.solutions` against your current LTS branch to detect if a new version is available.
2. If an update is found, it is downloaded automatically in the background.
3. Once the download is complete, you will receive a notification prompting you to restart the application or wait for next restart to apply the update.

Linux
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On Linux, updates are directly performed via your package manager.