Movim is a free and open-source decentralized social network platform that lets you create your own social network with group chats, live audio, and video calls. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Movim on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we start, make sure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Follow the below steps to install Movim on Elementary OS Latest:
In order to add the Movim PPA, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:movim/ppa
Next, update the repository to download the latest packages from the PPA:
sudo apt update
Now, run the following command to install the Movim package:
sudo apt install movim
Wait for the installation to complete.
To start Movim, run the following command:
movim start
This will start the Movim server.
You can access Movim by opening your web browser and navigating to your server's IP address with port 8080. For example:
http://your_server_ip:8080
When you access the above URL, you will be prompted to create a new account or login if you have an existing account.
Congratulations, you have now successfully installed and started Movim on your Elementary OS Latest system.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Movim on Elementary OS Latest. Movim is an excellent decentralized social network platform that provides great features and control to its users.
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