Filite is a command-line utility that allows you to mirror filesystems over a network. In this tutorial, we will explain the steps to install Filite on Elementary OS Latest.
Before starting the installation process of Filite, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
Follow the steps below to install Filite on Elementary OS Latest:
Open the terminal on your system. You can do this by clicking on the Applications menu and selecting the Terminal option.
Update your system's package list by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt update
Install the necessary dependencies required to build Filite, such as build-essential and libfuse-dev. Run the command below in the terminal:
sudo apt install build-essential libfuse-dev
Next, download the Filite source code from the official GitHub repository using the command below:
git clone https://github.com/raftario/filite.git
Move into the downloaded directory using the command below:
cd filite
Compile and install Filite using the makefile included in the source code directory. Run the command below in the terminal:
make
sudo make install
Verify Filite installation by running the command below in the terminal:
filite --version
If the output displays the version number, Filite has successfully been installed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Filite on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now use Filite to mirror filesystems over a network.
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