How to Install Salut à Toi on FreeBSD Latest

Salut à Toi ("Hi to You" in English) is a decentralized and privacy-friendly social communication platform. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Salut à Toi on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Update the system

Before proceeding, make sure your FreeBSD system is updated to the latest version. To update the system, run the following command:

sudo freebsd-update fetch install

This command will fetch the latest updates available for your system, and install them.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Salut à Toi requires some dependencies to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:

sudo pkg install python3 py37-setuptools py37-pip py-gobject3 gtk3 adwaita-icon-theme

Step 3: Install Salut à Toi

Once the dependencies are installed, you can install Salut à Toi. Run the following command to download the installation package:

wget https://www.salut-a-toi.org/static/sat/salut_a_toi-0.8.1.tar.bz2

Next, extract the downloaded package:

tar -xvf salut_a_toi-0.8.1.tar.bz2

Change the directory to the extracted folder:

cd salut_a_toi-0.8.1

Run the following command to install Salut à Toi:

sudo python3 setup.py install

Step 4: Testing the Installation

After installing Salut à Toi, you can test the installation by running the following command:

salut-a-toi start

If it starts successfully, you should be able to access Salut à Toi by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Salut à Toi on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use this decentralized and privacy-friendly social communication platform on your FreeBSD machine.

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