StoneAge Messenger is an open-source messenger application that provides secure end-to-end encrypted messaging. It integrates with your existing email account, allowing you to send and receive email securely, without exposing your messages to third parties. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install StoneAge Messenger on Linux Mint Latest.
Before you start, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
First, you need to install some dependencies required for the StoneAge Messenger installation. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y g++ qt5-default qttools5-dev-tools qtmultimedia5-dev libssl-dev qtbase5-private-dev
Go to the StoneAge Messenger official website at https://cweb.gitlab.io/StoneAge.html and download the latest version of the software. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xzf StoneAge_Messenger_x.x.x.tar.gz
Replace x.x.x with the version number you downloaded.
Once the extraction is complete, navigate to the extracted directory and build the software with the following command:
cd StoneAge_Messenger_x.x.x
qmake
make
sudo make install
After the installation is complete, you can launch the StoneAge Messenger application from your application launcher, or by running the following command in your terminal:
stoneagemessenger
You have successfully installed StoneAge Messenger on your Linux Mint Latest machine. You can now launch the application and start sending and receiving secure messages.
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