In this tutorial, we will go through the step-by-step process of installing Twister on Elementary OS Latest using the command line. Twister is a fully decentralized peer-to-peer microblogging and social networking platform based on blockchain technology.
Before installing Twister, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
You also need to have Git installed on your system. To install Git, run the following command:
sudo apt install git
To install Twister, follow the steps below:
Clone the Twister repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/miguelfreitas/twister-core.git
Change the directory to the cloned repository by running the following command:
cd twister-core
Install the dependencies for building Twister by running the following command:
sudo apt install build-essential libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libdb5.3-dev libdb5.3++-dev
Build Twister by running the following command:
make
Install Twister by running the following command:
sudo make install
Run Twister by running the following command:
twisterd
This will start the Twister daemon.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Twister on Elementary OS Latest.
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