How to Install Papercups on Elementary OS

Papercups is a messaging platform for businesses that allows them to communicate with their customers in real-time through chat. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Papercups on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

Installation

Here are the steps to install Papercups on Elementary OS:

  1. Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T

  2. Add the Papercups repository to your system by running the following command:

    echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://packages.papercups.io/apt ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/papercups.list
    
  3. Update your system package list by running:

    sudo apt-get update
    
  4. Install the Papercups agent by running the following command:

    sudo apt-get install papercups
    
  5. Configure Papercups by editing the configuration file. You can find the configuration file in the following location:

    /etc/papercups/config.toml
    

    Edit the configuration file with your preferred text editor (e.g., nano, vim) and make the necessary changes.

  6. Once you have made your changes, restart the Papercups agent by running:

    sudo systemctl restart papercups
    
  7. Confirm that the agent is running by checking the status:

    sudo systemctl status papercups
    

You have now successfully installed Papercups on your Elementary OS machine.

Conclusion

Papercups is an excellent messaging platform for businesses looking to improve their customer service. With this tutorial, you should be able to install and configure Papercups on your Elementary OS machine with ease.

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