docs: add Linux prerequisites and troubleshooting to building_in_linux.md#360
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## Description This PR delivers a focused update improving provider model management, fixing API key persistence issues, enhancing Whisper model support, and bundling FFmpeg at build time for a smoother first-run experience. Key highlights include: * Dynamic real-time model fetching from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Groq (when API key is provided) * Build-time FFmpeg bundling with 3-tier fallback (bundled → dev → system) * Support for Q5_1 quantized Whisper models (tiny, base, small) * Centralized provider API key management * Proper model and endpoint state preservation when switching providers * Multiple Whisper metadata corrections * Windows system audio device reset fix * Transcript copy newline preservation * UI improvements to model selection and notifications --- ## Related Issue Fixes Zackriya-Solutions#307 Fixes Zackriya-Solutions#346 Fixes Zackriya-Solutions#322 Fixes Zackriya-Solutions#323 (Also includes fixes reported by community members in related provider/model issues.) --- ## Type of Change * [x] Bug fix * [x] New feature * [ ] Documentation update * [x] Performance improvement * [x] Code refactoring * [ ] Other (please describe) --- ## Testing * [x] Unit tests added/updated * [x] Manual testing performed * [x] All tests pass Tested scenarios include: * Provider switching with API key persistence * Model selection preservation per provider * Dynamic model fetching with valid API keys * Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint connection testing * Whisper model downloads and metadata validation * Q5_1 model loading and transcription * FFmpeg resolution (bundled/dev/system fallback) * Windows system audio device persistence * Transcript copy with preserved newlines --- ## Documentation * [x] Documentation updated * [ ] No documentation needed Updated: * Release notes --- ## Checklist * [x] Code follows project style * [x] Self-reviewed the code * [x] Added comments for complex code * [x] Updated README if needed * [x] Branch is up to date with devtest * [x] No merge conflicts --- ## Additional Notes * FFmpeg download source switched to Zackriya’s GitHub release for improved Windows reliability. * Model fetching now occurs dynamically when opening the model selector and an API key is present. * Provider-specific model selection and endpoints are now cached and automatically restored. * Includes contributions from: * @matbe (Windows audio fix, Whisper metadata corrections) * @5m4u66y (OpenAI-compatible API connection test fix)
…x.md - Add Tauri system dev libraries (glib, gtk, webkit, etc.) to the apt/dnf/pacman install commands — runtime packages alone are insufficient to compile - Add Step 1a for pnpm via corepack (needed when using nvm) - Add Step 1a under CUDA setup for Ubuntu apt linker path fix (.cargo/config.toml) - Add troubleshooting entries for cudart_static not found, glib not found, and pnpm not found errors
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Description
Fixes gaps in the Linux build guide discovered while following it on a clean Ubuntu system with an NVIDIA GPU and CUDA installed via apt.
Related Issue
N/A — discovered during manual testing of the build guide.
Type of Change
Changes
Step 1 dependencies: expanded the apt/dnf/pacman commands to include all Tauri system dev libraries (
libglib2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev,libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev, etc.). The original commands only listedbuild-essential cmake git, which caused aglib-2.0 not founderror at compile time. Runtime packages alone are not sufficient — the-devvariants with headers and.pcfiles are required.Step 1a (pnpm/nvm): added a new step explaining that
corepack enable pnpmis required when managing Node.js via nvm, since pnpm is not automatically on PATH in that setup.Step 1a (CUDA linker path): added a step under the NVIDIA CUDA section explaining that Ubuntu's apt CUDA packages install static libraries to
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/rather than the/usr/local/cuda/lib64/layout the build system expects. Without this, the build fails withcould not find native static library 'cudart_static'.Troubleshooting: added entries for
cudart_staticnot found,glib-2.0not found, andpnpmnot found.Testing
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