LBRY is a decentralized digital content sharing and publishing platform that allows creators to publish their content and users to access it without the need for a middleman. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install LBRY on Elementary OS.
Before we begin, make sure that your system is up to date with the latest packages. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Here are the steps to install LBRY on Elementary OS:
Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T
on your keyboard.
Add the LBRY PPA (Personal Package Archive) repository to your system by running the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lbry/lbry-daily
This will add the repository to your system's software sources list.
Update your system's package list to include the new repository by running the following command:
sudo apt update
Install LBRY by running the following command:
sudo apt install lbry-app
This will install the LBRY desktop application on your system.
Once the installation is complete, you can launch LBRY by searching for it in the Applications menu or by running the following command in a terminal window:
lbry-app
Congratulations, you have successfully installed LBRY on your Elementary OS system!
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install LBRY on Elementary OS. Now you can use LBRY to access decentralized digital content from creators all over the world.
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