Blink is a terminal-based chat application that aims to be a more private and secure alternative to other chat apps. If you're interested in installing Blink on your Debian system, then this guide will walk you through the steps.
Before we get started with the installation, make sure your Debian system has the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the dependencies required for Blink to run.
Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential curl libsecret-1-dev libx11-dev libxtst-dev libpng-dev libgconf-2-4 libnss3-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev libdbus-1-dev libgtk2.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libnotify-dev libgnome-keyring-dev fakeroot rpm
This command will install all the packages required for Blink to run on your Debian system.
Next, you need to download the Blink package. You can download it using the following command:
curl -LO https://github.com/blinksh/blink/releases/download/v0.13.3/blink-v0.13.3-linux.tar.gz
This command will download the latest Blink package to your system.
To install Blink, follow these steps:
Extract the downloaded package using the following command:
tar -zxvf blink-v0.13.3-linux.tar.gz
Change to the extracted directory using the following command:
cd blink-v0.13.3-linux
Run the install script using the following command:
sudo ./install.sh
This command will install Blink on your system.
You can now launch Blink by running the following command in the terminal:
blink
This command will open Blink and you can start using it to chat securely and privately.
That's it! Blink is now installed on your Debian system and ready to use. You can now start using it to chat with your friends and family. If you encounter any issues during the installation, feel free to consult the official Blink documentation at https://docs.blink.rest.
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