EntVista Hub Comes to Linux

Zwe Wint Naing · 2026-06-01

EntVista Hub now runs natively on Linux as GA. A single relocatable tarball for Ubuntu 24.04 and RHEL 9, with headless and silent-install support built in. Here's why we brought our sign-in companion to Linux first, and what the stable release in June adds.

Introduction

EntVista Hub is our quiet member of the EntertainmentVista Studio family of desktop applications. It is a small tray application that signs you in once and keeps your subscription and entitlements in sync. As a result, the tools you work in, such as Metrixel, never have to ask you to log in again. Until this release, it only runs on macOS and Windows. With 2026.2.1, EntVista Hub also runs natively on Linux, being shipped as a General Availability Release.

In this article, I will explain what the Linux GA includes, why we brought our sign-in companion to Linux ahead of everything else, and the changes that will be realized when the stable release lands this June.

Why Linux, and Why Now

We build our software for teams who treat 3D assets as data: AI/ML researchers, robotics, SLAM groups, simulation teams, and the infrastructure engineers who keep their pipelines running. In practice, that work lives on Linux, typically on GPU training servers, CI runners, and SSH-only machines. These machines run headless, that is, you reach through a terminal rather than a desktop, and they typically have no GUI.

Signing in is the first thing for our program's workflow, and thus it should be the first thing we bring. Once EntVista Hub can authenticate on a Linux host, the rest of the toolchain can then follow seamlessly. Additionally, Metrixel's command-line mode can run there too, reusing the very same session. As a result of this release, the Linux audience no longer became an afterthought.

What Ships in the GA

We ship a single relocatable tarball that covers Ubuntu 24.04 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (x86_64). There is nothing to compile and no system-wide package manager to wrestle with here.

unzip EntVistaHub-2026.2.1-linux-x64.tar.gz.zip
tar xzf EntVistaHub-2026.2.1-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /opt
/opt/EntVistaHub-2026.2.1-linux-x64/install.sh   # desktop entry, tray, and ~/.local/bin symlink

install.sh neatly wires up the application-menu entry, the system-tray icon, and the entvista:// browser sign-in handler, so the normal browser login flow works out of the box. On a desktop session, you can get the same tray app that you would recognise from the macOS and Windows versions. On a server with no desktop, or a minimal desktop with no system tray, EntVista Hub detects that and runs as a background daemon instead, so the tools that depend on it still receive a valid session.

Uninstalling is just as direct: run ./install.sh --uninstall from inside the extracted directory to remove the desktop entry, icon, and symlink, then delete the folder to remove the rest.

Single Sign-On (SSO) for the Whole Toolchain

EntVista Hub is our single sign-on (SSO) authority for every EntertainmentVista Studio desktop product we will be making. Once you have logged in, every other tool from us on that particular machine shares the session. No second prompt, no second password, and no two tools drifting out of sync.

That is why the Metrixel Linux tarball bundles EntVista Hub: one download installs both, and Metrixel's command line picks up your Hub session automatically. If you are installing Metrixel on Linux, you already have the Hub. You will only need this standalone tarball when you want to update the Hub on its own.

What "GA" Means, and What This Version Adds

Calling this a GA release is us being honest about its edges. The application is the same as the one we shipped on macOS and Windows.

  • Today (2026.2.1): a single unsigned, relocatable tarball.

Before this update, macOS and Windows remain the recommended platforms for production deployments, and Linux is an early-access path for teams building alongside us. Now, Linux is on the equal footing with macOS and Windows.

Who Is This For?

The Linux GA is a good fit for:

  • AI and machine-learning teams running training jobs on Linux GPU servers.
  • Robotics and simulation engineers whose pipelines already live on Linux.
  • DevOps and platform engineers rolling tools out across a fleet.
  • Anyone who wants Metrixel's command-line mode to authenticate on a headless host.

Conclusion

Bringing EntVista Hub to Linux is the groundwork for running our whole toolchain where 3D-ML teams actually work. The GA tarball is ready today on Ubuntu 24.04 and RHEL 9. Additionally, you can now sign in without a browser thanks to EntVista Hub's headless command-line login, as well as with a device code and a QR code that you can scan from your phone.

Up next:
Signing in without a browser — EntVista Hub's headless command-line login for servers, CI runners, and SSH-only hosts.