How to Install Salut à Toi on Fedora Server

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Salut à Toi on Fedora Server. Salut à Toi is a multi-frontends, multi-purposes communication tool which supports XMPP/Jabber, email, decentralised web (diaspora, socialhome, pump.io), and more.

Prerequisites

A server running Fedora Server
Internet connection
Root or sudo privileges

Step 1: Update Fedora Server

To begin the installation, update your Fedora Server using the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Salut à Toi requires certain dependencies that need to be installed before installation. Use the following command to install the required packages:

sudo dnf install -y libxml2-devel libxslt-devel openssl-devel libjpeg-devel libffi-devel libpqxx-devel libcurl-devel zlib-devel python3-devel python3-libs python3-pillow

Step 3: Install Salut à Toi

There are multiple ways in which you can install Salut à Toi. Here we will discuss the installation using pip.

Install Pip

Use the following command to install pip:

sudo dnf install python3-pip -y

Once done, verify the installation using the following command:

pip3 --version

Install Salut à Toi using Pip

Use the following command to install Salut à Toi using pip:

sudo pip3 install sat[slixmpp] pyasn1 pycrypto psutil cython

Step 4: Configure Salut à Toi

Once Salut à Toi is installed, it needs to be configured properly.

Create Configuration Directory

Create a directory where you would like the Salut à Toi configuration files to be stored.

sudo mkdir -p /etc/sat/

Create Configuration File

Create a configuration file called config.ini in the etc/sat/ directory using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/sat/config.ini

In the config.ini file, add the following contents:

[sat]
jid=YOUR_JID
password=YOUR_PASSWORD
main_slixmpp_plugin=slixmpp_frontend

[log]
type=file
filename=/var/log/sat/sat.log

[server]
host=localhost
port=5222

Make sure to replace YOUR_JID with the Jabber ID you will use to log into Salut à Toi and YOUR_PASSWORD with the corresponding password.

Create Log File Directory

Create a directory where the Salut à Toi log files will be stored using the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /var/log/sat/

Grant Permissions

Change the owner of the /var/log/sat/ directory recursively using the following command:

sudo chown -R satuser:satgroup /var/log/sat/

Replace satuser:satgroup with the user and group that you will use to run Salut à Toi.

Step 5: Start Salut à Toi

Start Salut à Toi using the following command:

sudo sat

You should see the following output:

Loaded plugins: ...

This indicates that Salut à Toi has started.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated the steps required to install Salut à Toi on a Fedora Server. You can now use it to communicate via XMPP, email, and more.

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