Genea.app offers a genealogy research software for free that can be downloaded from their website https://www.genea.app/. You can do this on your Linux Mint by following these steps:
Before proceeding with the installation of Genea.app, make sure that your Linux Mint system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
First, we need to download and install several dependencies packages required for the Genea.app. We can use the following command to install them manually:
sudo apt install build-essential libgtk-3-dev libssl-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
The following steps will guide you on how to install Genea.app on your Linux Mint system:
Open your favorite web browser, go to www.genea.app, and download the latest version of Genea.app that is compatible with your system.
After downloading, open the folder where the downloaded file was saved, and right-click on the downloaded file. From the menu that appears, select "Extract Here" to extract the contents.
Navigate to the extracted folder and right-click on the "install.sh" file. Select "Open in Terminal" to launch the terminal in the current folder.
When the terminal opens, type the following command to start the installation process:
sudo ./install.sh
Press Enter when prompted, to install Genea.app on your system.
Once the installation process is complete, you can launch Genea.app from the applications menu or by typing "genea" in the terminal.
That's it! You have successfully installed Genea.app on your Linux Mint system. Enjoy using it!
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