How to Install Infinoted on MX Linux Latest

Infinoted is a dedicated server that allows multiple users to collaborate on text files in real-time. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Infinoted on MX Linux Latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that your system is up to date by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Installing Infinoted

1. First, install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt install build-essential git libglib2.0-dev gettext net-tools

2. Next, clone the Infinoted repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/gobby/gobby.git

3. Change to the directory where the repository was cloned:

cd gobby/infinoted

4. Build Infinoted using the following command:

./autogen.sh && ./configure && make

5. Finally, install Infinoted:

sudo make install

Configuring Infinoted

1. Create a new directory to store your Infinoted configuration file:

mkdir ~/.config/infinoted

2. Create the configuration file by running:

nano ~/.config/infinoted/infinoted.conf

3. Add the following contents to the file:

[General]
port=6523
listen-address=0.0.0.0
max-connections=100
prefer-ipv4=false
timeout=30

[Authentication]
method=passwd-file
passwd-file=/path/to/password-file

# [Certificates]
# method=none
# 

[Log]
handler=stdout

Note: Replace /path/to/password-file with the actual path to your password file.

4. Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and then Enter.

5. Start Infinoted by running the following command:

infinoted --conf ~/.config/infinoted/infinoted.conf

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Infinoted on MX Linux Latest. You can now use Infinoted to collaborate on text files with other users in real-time.

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