Tox is a free and open-source instant messaging application that supports end-to-end encrypted communications. It provides secure messaging, video and voice calls, screen sharing and file transfers. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Tox on FreeBSD.
Before we proceed with the installation, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Follow the steps below to install Tox on your FreeBSD system:
First, you need to update your package repository to ensure that you have the latest version of Tox. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
$ sudo pkg update
After updating the package repository, you can now install Tox. Run the following command to install Tox:
$ sudo pkg install tox
To run Tox on your FreeBSD system, type the following command in the terminal:
$ tox
If Tox is successfully installed, you should see its welcome screen with instructions on how to create an account or import an existing one.
Tox is a secure and private instant messaging application that allows you to communicate with your friends and colleagues without compromising on security. In this tutorial, you learned how to install Tox on FreeBSD. We hope this tutorial was helpful and you were able to successfully install Tox on your FreeBSD system.
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