How to Install Glosa on MXLinux

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Glosa on your MXLinux operating system.

Prerequisites

Installing Glosa

  1. Open a Terminal window by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+T key combination on your keyboard.

  2. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install build-essential libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libgmp-dev cmake pkg-config
    
  3. Clone the Glosa repository from GitHub by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/glosa/glosa-server.git
    
  4. Navigate into the glosa-server folder by running the following command:

    cd glosa-server
    
  5. Run the following command to build and install Glosa:

    bash scripts/build-all.sh
    
  6. Wait for the installation process to finish.

  7. Run Glosa by typing the following command in the Terminal:

    ./glosa-server
    
  8. You should now see the Glosa server running in the Terminal.

Conclusion

That's it! You have now successfully installed Glosa on your MXLinux system. You can now use Glosa to securely and privately communicate and share files with others.

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