Blink is an open source messaging and video conferencing platform that can be used for various communication purposes. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Blink on EndeavourOS latest version.
Follow the given steps to install Blink on your EndeavourOS system.
Before installing any package, it's essential to update the system repositories, packages, and dependencies. Run the following command to update the system using pacman.
sudo pacman -Syu
The Blink application requires the following packages to be installed to work correctly. Run the following command to install these dependencies.
sudo pacman -S libdbusmenu-gtk2 libicu libxss xdg-utils
Go to the Blink official download page and download the Linux client package.
https://blink.ucworkspace.com/downloads
Extract the downloaded package to any directory of your choice. Open the terminal in the extracted package folder and change the directory to the blink
folder.
Run the following command to install Blink on your system.
Sudo sh install.sh
After the installation process completes, you can launch the Blink application from your system's application menu or using the following command in the terminal.
blink
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Blink on EndeavourOS latest version. Once the installation process completes, you can use Blink for messaging, audio, and video communications with your team members with utmost security and privacy.
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