Lemmy is an open-source federated social network that is similar to Reddit. If you want to use Lemmy on Linux Mint, you can easily install it by following these simple steps.
Before you begin, make sure that your Linux Mint system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command in Terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Follow the steps below to install Lemmy on your Linux Mint system:
Open Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
Type the following command to download and install the dependencies:
sudo apt install curl git build-essential postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev pkg-config
Now, you need to install Rust. You can install it by running the following command:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
After Rust is installed, you can clone the Lemmy repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy.git
Change the directory to the Lemmy folder:
cd lemmy
Build and install the Lemmy server by running the following command:
cargo run install
After the installation is complete, you can run the Lemmy server by running the following command:
cargo run start
Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8536 to access Lemmy.
That's it! Now you can easily install and run Lemmy on your Linux Mint system. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, make sure that you have installed all of the dependencies and followed all of the steps correctly.
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