RetroShare is a secure, decentralized, and encrypted communication platform that allows you to communicate, share files, and chat with your contacts. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install RetroShare on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we begin with the installation of RetroShare on Alpine Linux, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to update your system's repositories and packages to the latest version. You can run the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
This command will update all the installed packages and their dependencies to the latest version.
RetroShare requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:
You can install these dependencies by running the following command:
sudo apk add boost boost-dev openssl openssl-dev miniupnpc miniupnpc-dev
This command will install all the required dependencies on your system.
You can download RetroShare from the official website by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/RetroShare/RetroShare/releases/download/v0.6.5/RetroShare-0.6.5-GIT_07c9683.tar.gz
This command will download the RetroShare archive file in the current directory.
Next, extract the downloaded archive file by running the following command:
tar xvzf RetroShare-0.6.5-GIT_07c9683.tar.gz
This command will extract the RetroShare files in the current directory.
Navigate to the RetroShare source directory by running the following command:
cd RetroShare-0.6.5-GIT_07c9683
Next, configure the RetroShare source files by running the following command:
./configure --with-boost-libdir=/usr/lib
This command will configure the RetroShare source files for the Alpine Linux system.
Once the configuration is done, you can build and install RetroShare on your system by running the following command:
make && sudo make install
This command will build and install RetroShare on your system.
You can launch RetroShare from the terminal by running the following command:
retroshare-nogui
This command will launch the RetroShare client on your system.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install RetroShare on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now communicate, share files, and chat with your contacts using RetroShare.
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