QuickShare is a simple and lightweight tool for file sharing designed to work within a local network. It allows users to share and download files quickly and easily without having to deal with complicated setups. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of QuickShare on Debian Latest.
To follow this tutorial, you will need the following:
The first step in installing QuickShare is to install the required dependencies. Open the terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt-get update
This command ensures that the package list is up to date. After that, install the dependencies by running this command:
sudo apt-get install git python3 python3-flask python3-watchdog python3-pip
The above command installs git, Python 3, Flask, Watchdog, and pip packages.
After installing the dependencies, download QuickShare by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ihexxa/quickshare.git
This command will create a directory named quickshare in the current directory, which contains the QuickShare code.
Navigate to the quickshare directory that was created after cloning the code and run the following command to install required Python packages:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Run the following command to start the QuickShare server:
python3 quickshare.py
This command starts the QuickShare server and provides a URL that can be used to access the web interface of QuickShare.
Open a web browser and type the URL provided by the server in Step 4. This will open the QuickShare web interface, and you can start sharing and downloading files.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install QuickShare on Debian Latest. QuickShare is an easy-to-use file-sharing tool that allows users to share and download files quickly and securely over a local network. By following the steps mentioned above, you can easily install and use QuickShare on your Debian machine.
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