YaCy is a free, open-source decentralized search engine that provides privacy protection to its users. Here are the steps you need to follow to install YaCy on your Linux Mint machine.
First, we need to download the latest version of YaCy. You can download it directly from the website - https://yacy.net/en/index.html
$ wget https://github.com/yacy/yacy_search_server/releases/latest/download/yacy_v1.924_20210513_9000.tar.gz
After download, we need to extract the file package.
$ tar -zxvf yacy_v1.924_20210513_9000.tar.gz
Now, switch to the extracted directory and run the start script.
$ cd yacy_v1.924_20210513_9000/
$ ./startYACY.sh
The script will start the YaCy Search Server, and you will see output logs in your terminal.
Open your web browser, and type http://localhost:8090 in the address bar. You will see the YaCy web interface.
YaCy is now installed on your Linux Mint machine, and you can use it for your privacy-protected search needs.
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