diff --git a/crates/fig_install/src/index.rs b/crates/fig_install/src/index.rs
index 5bc6bcd152..0d7cc05768 100644
--- a/crates/fig_install/src/index.rs
+++ b/crates/fig_install/src/index.rs
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ fn get_file_type(ctx: &Context, variant: &Variant) -> Result<FileType, Error> {
             match variant {
                 // Linux desktop currently cannot distinguish between AppImage and packages.
                 Variant::Full => Err(Error::FileTypeNotFound),
-                Variant::Minimal => Ok(FileType::TarGz),
+                Variant::Minimal => Ok(FileType::TarZst),
                 Variant::Other(_) => Err(Error::UnsupportedPlatform),
             }
         },
diff --git a/crates/fig_install/src/lib.rs b/crates/fig_install/src/lib.rs
index a027575c7b..af2f863e7d 100644
--- a/crates/fig_install/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/fig_install/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub use os::uninstall_terminal_integrations;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
 use tracing::{
+    debug,
     error,
     info,
 };
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ pub async fn update(
     info!("Checking for updates...");
     if let Some(update) = check_for_updates(ignore_rollout).await? {
         info!("Found update: {}", update.version);
+        debug!("Update info: {:?}", update);
 
         if ctx.platform().os() == Os::Linux && manifest().variant == Variant::Full {
             return Err(Error::UpdateFailed(
diff --git a/crates/fig_install/src/linux.rs b/crates/fig_install/src/linux.rs
index a4b98c9c42..ded7291642 100644
--- a/crates/fig_install/src/linux.rs
+++ b/crates/fig_install/src/linux.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ use fig_util::directories::{
     local_webview_data_dir,
 };
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
-use tracing::warn;
+use tracing::{
+    debug,
+    warn,
+};
 use url::Url;
 
 use crate::download::download_file;
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ fn extract_archive(archive_path: &Path, tempdir: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let file = std::fs::File::open(archive_path)?;
     let mut decoder = zstd::Decoder::new(file)?;
     let mut tar = tar::Archive::new(&mut decoder);
+    debug!("unpacking tar to directory: {:?}", tempdir);
     tar.unpack(tempdir)?;
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -141,6 +145,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn update(
 
     let archive_path = tempdir.path().join(archive.file_name);
 
+    debug!("downloading file: {:?} to path: {:?}", download_url, archive_path);
     let real_hash = download_file(download_url.clone(), &archive_path, size, Some(tx.clone())).await?;
     if sha256 != real_hash {
         return Err(Error::UpdateFailed(format!(