Compatibility

Home Assistant

yahac is compatible with Home Assistant 2025.x.

Operating System

Windows

Operation System	Supported	Special notes
Windows 11	✅	Windows Defender reports false positive
Windows 10	✅	Windows Defender reports false positive

Warning

Please whitelist yahac within Windows Defender to ensure, yahac is running. With #34 I am working on a solution.

Linux

YAHAC supports multiple Linux distributions through both native packages and portable binaries.

Package Support

Debian-based Distributions

Distribution	Version	Package Type	Status
Debian	12 (Bookworm)	.deb	✅
Ubuntu	22.04 LTS (Jammy)	.deb	✅
Ubuntu	24.04 LTS (Noble)	.deb	✅
Linux Mint	21.x	.deb	✅
Linux Mint	22.x	.deb	✅

Arch-based Distributions

Distribution	Package Type	Status
Arch Linux	.pkg.tar.zst	✅
Manjaro	.pkg.tar.zst	✅
EndeavourOS	.pkg.tar.zst	✅
ArcoLinux	.pkg.tar.zst	✅

Desktop Environment Compatibility

Distribution	Desktop Environment	Binary Support	Package Support	Special notes
Ubuntu 24.04	GNOME	❌	✅	GNOME needs extension for tray
Ubuntu 24.04	KDE Plasma	✅	✅
Ubuntu 24.04	Cinnamon	✅	✅
Ubuntu 24.04	XFCE	✅	✅
Manjaro	KDE Plasma	✅	✅
Manjaro	XFCE	✅	✅
Debian 12	GNOME	❌	✅	GNOME needs extension for tray
Debian 12	KDE Plasma	✅	✅

GNOME Users

Install the "AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support" extension to enable system tray functionality.

Package vs Binary

• Packages: Automatic dependency resolution, system integration, desktop files
• Binaries: Portable, no installation required, manual dependency management

Installation Methods by Distribution

Recommended Installation

• Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: Use .deb packages for best integration
• Arch/Manjaro: Use .pkg.tar.zst packages via pacman
• Other distributions: Use portable binaries or build from source

If you test yahac on other distributions, please report compatibility at #36.