How to Install Tmate on Elementary OS Latest

Tmate is a terminal sharing software that allows you to share your terminal sessions to others through the internet. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tmate on Elementary OS Latest.

Requirements

• Elementary OS Latest installed on your system
• Access to the terminal

Step 1: Add Tmate Repository

1. Open your terminal by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + T keys.

2. Update your system's APT cache by running the command below:

   sudo apt update
   

3. Install the software-properties-common package by typing the following command:

   sudo apt install software-properties-common
   

4. Add the Tmate repository by entering the command below:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tmate.io/archive -y
   

5. Update your APT cache again with the following command:

   sudo apt update
   

Step 2: Install Tmate

1. Install Tmate by running the command below:

   sudo apt install tmate -y
   

2. Once the Tmate installation is complete, you can check the version of Tmate by typing:

   tmate -V
   

   If the command shows the version of tmate, it means that the installation was successful.

Step 3: Using Tmate

1. To start a tmate session, type the following command into the terminal:

   tmate
   

2. You will see a Tmate session URL that begins with ssh://. Share this URL with whoever you want to share your terminal with.

3. To stop a Tmate session, type the following command into your terminal:

   exit
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and used Tmate on Elementary OS Latest.

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