In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Share which is an open-source file-sharing tool on your Linux Mint Latest.
Before you start installing Share, you need to have the following items:
The first step is to install all the necessary dependencies. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install git npm nodejs-legacy
Now, download the Share application from the official repository using Git command. Run the command in your terminal:
git clone https://github.com/MrDemonWolf/share.git
After the download, change the directory to the Share folder:
cd share
Now, we are going to install the required node modules using npm.
Run the following command:
npm install
Next, you need to configure Share to run on a specific port. You can use any port number. Here, we are using port number 8000.
export PORT=8000
Finally, start the Share server with the following command:
npm start
After executing the command, the server will start and display the HTTP URL on the console.
Now, open your web browser and type the URL of the Share server followed by the port number in the address bar.
For example, if the server URL is http://localhost:8000, type http://localhost:8000 in the browser's address bar and press Enter key.
You can now start using Share to upload and download files.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Share on Linux Mint Latest. We hope that this tutorial was helpful to you. If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave a comment.
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