How to Install Shhh on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

Shhh is a simple script that can hide or unhide your sensitive files and directories in your Linux system. It is a command-line tool, and it can be used to hide your confidential files and directories from other users.

Clear Linux is an open-source, rolling release Linux distribution that is optimized for Intel architecture. It is designed to be fast and easy to use, and it is suited for server and desktop environments.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Clear Linux Latest distribution installed.
• A terminal window open and ready to use.
• Internet connection to download the required packages.

Step 1: Install Git

First, you need to install Git, the version control system that is used to access the Shhh source code.

To install Git, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add git

Step 2: Download Shhh

After installing Git, you can download Shhh from the Smallwat3r's Github repository using the git command. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory you want to download Shhh. You can use the change directory command to change to the desired directory. For example:

   cd ~/Downloads
   

2. Run the following command to download the Shhh repository:

   git clone https://github.com/smallwat3r/shhh.git
   

Step 3: Install Shhh

Now that Shhh is downloaded, you can install it on your Clear Linux system by following these steps:

1. Navigate to the Shhh directory using the change directory command. For example:

   cd shhh/
   

2. Run the following command to install Shhh:

   sudo make install
   

This command will compile and install Shhh on your system. If all goes well, you should see the following message:

Installed /usr/local/bin/shhh
Installed /usr/local/share/man/man1/shhh.1

Step 4: Verify the Installation

To verify that Shhh is installed on your system, you can run the following command:

shhh --version

If Shhh is installed correctly, you should see the installed version number.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Shhh on Clear Linux Latest. Now you can start using Shhh to hide your sensitive files and directories from other users.

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