How to Install Metronome IM on MXLinux Latest?

Metronome IM is a free and open-source instant messaging client that supports secure communication using OTR encryption. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Metronome IM on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Metronome IM, make sure you have the following:

Step 1: Download Metronome IM

To download Metronome IM, go to the official website https://metronome.im/ and select the appropriate version for your system. For MXLinux Latest, choose the Debian package.

Step 2: Install dependencies

Before installing the Metronome IM package, we need to install its dependencies. Open the terminal emulator and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-0 libxml2

Step 3: Install Metronome IM

After installing the required dependencies, navigate to the directory where the Metronome IM package was downloaded using the cd command. For example:

cd Downloads

Next, install Metronome IM using the following command:

sudo dpkg -i metronome-<version>.deb

Replace <version> with the version number of the Metronome IM package you downloaded.

Step 4: Launch Metronome IM

Once the installation is complete, you can launch Metronome IM from the applications menu or by running the following command in your terminal:

metronome-im

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Metronome IM on MXLinux latest. Metronome IM is a great instant messaging client with OTR encryption. If you have any questions or encounter any issues during the installation process, don't hesitate to ask for help.

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