How to Install wantguns-bin on Elementary OS Latest

wantguns-bin is a binary distribution of the wantguns project, which allows you to check if your guns have ever been stolen or used in a crime. In order to use wantguns, you will need to install wantguns-bin on your system. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install wantguns-bin on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you will need the following:

Steps

  1. Open the terminal emulator by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by clicking on the terminal icon in the Applications menu.

  2. Update your system's package list by running the following command:

    sudo apt update
    
  3. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

    sudo apt install libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev
    
  4. Clone the wantguns-bin repository by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/wantguns/bin.git
    
  5. Navigate to the wantguns-bin directory by running the following command:

    cd bin
    
  6. Make the wantguns binary executable by running the following command:

    chmod +x wantguns
    
  7. Move the wantguns binary to usr/bin/ directory by running the following command:

    sudo mv wantguns /usr/bin/
    
  8. Verify that wantguns has been installed correctly by running the following command:

    wantguns --help
    

    You should see output displaying the help menu for wantguns.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed wantguns-bin on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now use the wantguns command to check your guns against the wantguns database.

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