How to Install RetroShare on EndeavourOS

RetroShare is a decentralized communication platform for secure and private communication. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install RetroShare on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your EndeavorOS system is up-to-date. Then, we need to install some packages:

sudo pacman -S git openssl gcc make cmake qt5-base qttools

Installing RetroShare

Follow the steps below to install RetroShare on EndeavorOS:

1. Open the terminal on your system.

2. Clone the RetroShare git repository:

   git clone https://github.com/RetroShare/RetroShare.git
   

3. Navigate to the RetroShare directory:

   cd RetroShare
   

4. Create a build directory and navigate:

   mkdir build && cd build
   

5. Run cmake to generate build files:

   cmake ..
   

6. Compile the source code:

   make
   

7. Install the program:

   sudo make install
   

   This will install RetroShare on your system.

Running RetroShare

To launch RetroShare, we can use the following command:

retroshare-nogui

This will launch RetroShare in your terminal. You can also access the GUI mode by running:

retroshare-gui

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed RetroShare on EndeavourOS. You can now start using RetroShare to communicate securely and privately.

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