Tox is a free and open-source messaging application that allows you to communicate securely and privately. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Tox on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before installing Tox, you must have the following:
The first step is to update your system to ensure that all packages are up to date. You can do this using the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
Tox requires certain dependencies to function properly. You can install these dependencies using the following command:
sudo apk add git build-base libtool autoconf automake libsodium-dev openssl-dev
The next step is to clone the Tox repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore.git ~/.c-toxcore
This will clone the Tox repository to the .c-toxcore directory in your home directory.
Once you have cloned the Tox repository, navigate to the .c-toxcore directory and compile and install Tox using the following commands:
cd ~/.c-toxcore
autoreconf -i
./configure && make
sudo make install
This will compile and install Tox on your system.
To start using Tox, you can run the tox command in your terminal. This will launch the Tox client, and you can start communicating securely and privately.
tox
Note that you may need to configure your firewall to allow Tox traffic to pass through. The default port used by Tox is 33445/udp.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tox on Alpine Linux Latest. With Tox installed, you can communicate securely and privately with your friends and colleagues.
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