diff --git a/ipc/ipc_interface.rep b/ipc/ipc_interface.rep
index 1647ea190..7dad63bd4 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_interface.rep
+++ b/ipc/ipc_interface.rep
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ class IpcInterface
     SLOT( bool updateResolvers(const QString& ifname, const QList<QHostAddress>& resolvers) );
 
     SLOT( int mountDmg(const QString &path, bool mount) );
+    SLOT (int installApp(const QString &path));
 };
 
diff --git a/ipc/ipcserver.cpp b/ipc/ipcserver.cpp
index 2565fc996..c4fe804ea 100644
--- a/ipc/ipcserver.cpp
+++ b/ipc/ipcserver.cpp
@@ -377,3 +377,11 @@ int IpcServer::mountDmg(const QString &path, bool mount)
 #endif
     return 0;
 }
+
+int IpcServer::installApp(const QString &path)
+{
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+    return QProcess::execute(QString("sudo dpkg -i %1").arg(path));
+#endif
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/ipc/ipcserver.h b/ipc/ipcserver.h
index 5d8b61a25..7e5b21d11 100644
--- a/ipc/ipcserver.h
+++ b/ipc/ipcserver.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class IpcServer : public IpcInterfaceSource
     virtual bool disableKillSwitch() override;
     virtual bool updateResolvers(const QString& ifname, const QList<QHostAddress>& resolvers) override;
     virtual int mountDmg(const QString &path, bool mount) override;
+    virtual int installApp(const QString &path) override;
 
 private:
     int m_localpid = 0;