In this tutorial, we will learn to install Lufi on Clear Linux. Lufi (Let's Upload That FIle) is an open-source file uploading service. It allows users to securely send large files to others.
Before installing Lufi, let's update the Clear Linux system to the latest version. To do that, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo swupd update
Lufi is built on top of several dependencies. Therefore, we need to install them. To install Lufi dependencies, run these commands:
sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic web-target-platform-dev
sudo zypper install perl-JSON-WebToken perl-Mojolicious perl-Digest-SHA1
Now we need to download Lufi from the official repository. To do that, run these commands:
git clone https://framagit.org/fiat-tux/hat-softwares/lufi.git
cd lufi
Next, install Lufi dependencies using the following command:
npm install
Before start using Lufi, we need to configure it. The default configuration file is lufi.conf in the Lufi installation directory. We'll make a copy of that file to lufi.conf.local to avoid conflicts if we ever update Lufi in the future:
cp lufi.conf lufi.conf.local
Now, open the lufi.conf.local file using your preferred text editor and adjust the settings according to your preferences.
Once you're done with configuration, save and close the lufi.conf.local file.
We can now run Lufi using the following command:
./script/lufi
Once Lufi is running, you can access it by opening your favorite web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Lufi user interface.
Optionally, you can set up Lufi as a system service so that it starts automatically when the system boots up. To do that, create a new systemd service file called lufi.service in the /etc/systemd/system directory:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/lufi.service
Then, add the following lines to the file:
[Unit]
Description=Lufi File Uploader Service
After=network.target
[Service]
User=<your_username>
WorkingDirectory=<full_path_to_lufi_directory>
ExecStart=<full_path_to_lufi_directory>/script/lufi
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Make sure you replace <your_username> with your actual username and <full_path_to_lufi_directory> with the actual full path to the Lufi installation directory.
Save and close the file, then enable and start the Lufi service with the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable lufi
sudo systemctl start lufi
Now Lufi should be running as a system service.
That's it! You have successfully installed Lufi on Clear Linux and configured it to your preferences. You can now use it to securely send large files to others.
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