GNUnet is a secure and decentralized networking framework that offers privacy, anonymity, and censorship resistance. It comprises a variety of tools and services for secure communication and data sharing.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of GNUnet on Alpine Linux Latest. Follow the below steps to install GNUnet on your Alpine Linux Latest.
The first step is to update the package list of your Alpine Linux Latest by running the following command:
apk update
Next, we need to install the dependencies required to install GNUnet on Alpine Linux Latest. Run the following command to install the required packages:
apk add gnupg libgcrypt-dev libltdl libmysqlclient-dev libunistring-dev gettext autoconf automake libtool libmicrohttpd-dev libgcrypt libunistring libmysqlclient libltdl-dev libintl bc openssl-dev make gcc g++ bash file curl ca-certificates git
After installing the required dependencies, let’s download GNUnet. You can download it from the official website or the terminal using Git. To download GNUnet via Git, use the following command:
git clone https://gnunet.org/git/gnunet.git
After downloading the GNUnet, let's navigate to the downloaded directory, configure, and install it. To configure GNUnet, enter the following commands:
cd gnunet
./bootstrap
./configure
To install GNUnet, run the following command:
make && make install
After successful installation of GNUnet on Alpine Linux Latest, let's verify if it’s working correctly. To check if GNUnet is installed correctly, run the following command:
gnunet-arm -s
If GNUnet is working correctly, you should observe a list of services it is providing.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GNUnet on Alpine Linux Latest. However, before using it, we advise you to go through documentation and learn more about the tool.
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