Briefkasten is a command-line tool for secure message exchange that allows you to send and receive encrypted messages using GPG. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Briefkasten on Arch Linux.
Before installing Briefkasten, we need to install its dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S gnupg python python-pip
This will install GnuPG and Python packages along with pip, a package manager for Python.
Next, we will clone the Briefkasten repository from GitHub. Open the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ndom91/briefkasten.git
This will create a directory named "briefkasten" in your current working directory.
Now we will install Briefkasten on our machine. Change your current working directory to the "briefkasten" directory by running:
cd briefkasten
Next, run the following command to install it:
pip install -e .
This will install Briefkasten on your system.
After installing Briefkasten, we need to configure it. Run the following command to generate a configuration file:
briefkasten --setup
This command will create a configuration file named "briefkasten.cfg" in your home directory.
Now you can use Briefkasten to send and receive encrypted messages. To send a message, run the following command:
briefkasten send <recipient-key-id> <message>
Replace <recipient-key-id> with the key ID of the recipient's public key, and <message> with your message.
To read a message, run the following command:
briefkasten read <message-file>
Replace <message-file> with the path to the message file.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Briefkasten on Arch Linux.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Briefkasten on Arch Linux. With Briefkasten, you can send and receive encrypted messages securely using GPG.
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