In this tutorial, we will be discussing the steps to install DOCAT on MXLinux. DOCAT is a file synchronization and backup tool, which can be used to keep your files in sync across multiple devices. DOCAT is available on GitHub and can be installed on MXLinux using the following steps.
Open the terminal by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+T keys on the keyboard.
Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libz-dev libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libcrypto++-dev
The above command will install the required dependencies that are needed to build and install DOCAT.
Clone the DOCAT repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/docat-org/docat.git
This command will download the DOCAT source code from the GitHub repository to your local machine.
Navigate to the DOCAT source directory, which has been cloned in the previous step. Use the following command to navigate to the cloned repository:
cd docat
Run the following command to build DOCAT from source code:
make
After the build process is complete, you can install DOCAT by running the following command:
sudo make install
Once the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by running the following command:
docat --version
You should see the version number of DOCAT displayed on the terminal.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install DOCAT on MXLinux using the source code available on GitHub. Once installed, DOCAT can be used to synchronize and backup your files across multiple devices.
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