Installing OTS on Elementary OS

OTS (One Time Secret) is a self-destructing message service that allows you to share secret information securely. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OTS on the latest version of Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites in place:

• A working installation of Elementary OS
• Access to the terminal

Step 1: Download OTS package

First, open a terminal and download the OTS package from https://ots.fyi/download. You can use the wget command to download the package. Run the following command in your terminal:

wget https://github.com/onetimesecret/onetimesecret/releases/download/v0.11.0/onetimesecret-0.11.0-standalone.zip

This will download the OTS package to your local machine.

Step 2: Unzip the OTS package

Now that we have downloaded the OTS package, we need to unzip it. Navigate to the directory where the package is downloaded and run the following command:

unzip onetimesecret-0.11.0-standalone.zip

This will extract the contents of the package to a new directory called onetimesecret-0.11.0-standalone.

Step 3: Install Java

OTS is a Java-based application, so we need to ensure that we have Java installed on our system. Run the following command to check if Java is already installed on your system:

java -version

If Java is already installed, then you will see the version number. If it is not installed, run the following command to install the default version of Java:

sudo apt-get install default-jre

Step 4: Start OTS

Now that we have installed Java and extracted the contents of the OTS package, we can start the OTS server. Navigate to the onetimesecret-0.11.0-standalone directory and run the following command:

java -jar onetimesecret-0.11.0-standalone.jar

This will start the OTS server on your local machine.

Step 5: Access OTS

Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. This will take you to the OTS homepage where you can create one-time secrets and share them securely.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OTS on Elementary OS. Now you can use this self-destructing message service to keep your secrets safe.

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