Victoria

Select text in any application, then translate or explain it in Brazilian Portuguese, American English or Japanese.

Requirements

• Ubuntu 24.04 or later with the default Ubuntu desktop, on a 64-bit PC (amd64).
• Claude Code or Codex installed and signed in on this computer, for Translate and Explain. Victoria uses the assistant you already have and never asks for or stores its credentials.

Install

Add Victoria's signing key and repository, then install Victoria:

sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo wget -qO /etc/apt/keyrings/victoria-archive-keyring.gpg https://ravitecnologia.github.io/victoria-desktop-app-apt/victoria-archive-keyring.gpg
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/victoria.sources >/dev/null <<'EOF'
Types: deb
URIs: https://ravitecnologia.github.io/victoria-desktop-app-apt/
Suites: stable
Components: main
Architectures: amd64
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/victoria-archive-keyring.gpg
EOF
sudo apt update
sudo apt install victoria-desktop-app

Check that the key you downloaded has this fingerprint:

8B15 7BD1 6699 595E EB6B A38B 0EDD 4120 B85C 1499

gpg --show-keys /etc/apt/keyrings/victoria-archive-keyring.gpg

First steps

1. Open Victoria from your applications.
2. Choose your languages, your shortcut and your assistant.
3. Turn on the Victoria desktop extension when asked, then sign out and sign back in once.
4. Select text in any application and click the Victoria button next to it.

Updates

New versions arrive with your other updates, through the Software Updater or sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade. Quit and reopen Victoria, or sign out and in, to start the new version. Available versions: 0.9.0. To install an earlier one:

sudo apt install victoria-desktop-app=<version>

Remove

Before removing Victoria, open its settings and turn off Start Victoria when I log in and remove its shortcut. Then:

sudo apt remove victoria-desktop-app
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/victoria.sources /etc/apt/keyrings/victoria-archive-keyring.gpg

Removing the package leaves your personal Victoria data in your home folder. To delete it:

• Settings: ~/.local/share/app.victoria.desktop/
• Start at login: ~/.config/autostart/victoria-desktop-app.desktop
• Keyboard shortcut (used when the desktop extension is off): Settings → Keyboard → View and Customize Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts → Victoria → Remove
• Start on demand: ~/.local/share/dbus-1/services/app.victoria.Desktop.service
• Desktop extension copied by older versions: ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/victoria-companion@victoria.app/

rm -rf ~/.local/share/app.victoria.desktop ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/victoria-companion@victoria.app
rm -f ~/.config/autostart/victoria-desktop-app.desktop ~/.local/share/dbus-1/services/app.victoria.Desktop.service

Latest version: 0.9.0.