Installing xovi

Requirements

curl (see installing curl)
be on version 3.20+ (preferably 3.22 or 3.23) (see software version)

Setup variables

For rM1/2:

xovi_arch=arm32-testing

For Paper Pro/Move:

xovi_arch=aarch64

Install xovi

Download the xovi install script:

./curl -Lo extensions.zip https://github.com/asivery/rm-xovi-extensions/releases/download/v16-14112025/extensions-$xovi_arch.zip

Extract:

unzip -od extensions extensions.zip && \
  rm extensions.zip

Run the install script:

bash extensions/install-xovi-for-rm

Start xovi

see starting xovi

Install qt-resource-rebuilder (for UI modifications)

cp extensions/qt-resource-rebuilder.so /home/root/xovi/extensions.d/qt-resource-rebuilder.so

Rebuild the hashtable

Notes:

this has to be done again on every qt-resource-rebuilder update and every system update
turn off system updates so your installed extensions will not break if the tablet decides to update (Settings > General > Software > Updates)

xovi/rebuild_hashtable

This should take about 2 minutes and your tablet will restart twice (make sure you enter the password when prompted). Do not stop the program until finished.

Install another extension

Available extensions are listed here. Make sure to check what it depends on and install those too. Only install extension you need.

cp extensions/<name-of-the-extension>.so /home/root/xovi/extensions.d/

Next steps

With the current setup, you will have to run xovi/start after every tablet reboot. Installing tripletap is recommended, as it allows you to start xovi by triple-tapping the power button.

Uninstall an extension

rm /home/root/xovi/extensions.d/<name-of-the-extension>.so /home/root/xovi/extensions.d/

Notes

latest version of xovi is downloaded (currently v0.3.1)
qt-resource-rebuilder (and other extensions') version downloaded is v16-14112025
xovi: https://github.com/asivery/xovi
xovi extensions: https://github.com/asivery/rm-xovi-extensions