In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of RetroShare on Arch Linux. RetroShare is a decentralized and secure platform for sharing files, messaging, and communication among its members.
This tutorial assumes that you have a working installation of Arch Linux running on your system. You also need a working internet connection to complete the installation process.
Follow the below steps to install RetroShare on your Arch Linux system.
To start with, we need to install the dependencies required for RetroShare to run. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S qt5-base openssl libnatpmp miniupnpc libmicrohttpd libgpg-error libgcrypt libupnp
Download the latest RetroShare package from the official website. To do this, run the following command:
wget https://github.com/RetroShare/RetroShare/releases/download/v0.6.5/RetroShare-0.6.5-CMAKE.zip
Extract the RetroShare package in the desired directory using the following command:
unzip RetroShare-0.6.5-CMAKE.zip
Navigate to the extracted directory and run the following commands:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install
After installation, launch RetroShare by running the following command in the terminal:
retroshare
You can also create a shortcut on your desktop for easier access.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install RetroShare on Arch Linux. RetroShare is a useful and secure tool for sharing files and communicating online. We hope this tutorial helped you install RetroShare on your system successfully.
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