StoneAge Messenger is a simple, lightweight and secure instant messaging application developed for Linux. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install StoneAge Messenger on MXLinux Latest version.
Before installing any new application, it is always a good idea to update your system to the latest version. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
It will update and upgrade all the installed packages on your system.
To download and install StoneAge Messenger on MXLinux Latest, we will use the GitLab repository. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt install git
git clone https://gitlab.com/cweb/StoneAge.git
This command will download the StoneAge Messenger package from the GitLab repository.
Before installing the StoneAge Messenger, we need to install some dependencies on our system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev libgee-0.8-dev libjson-glib-dev libgranite-dev libssl-dev
After installing all the dependencies, we are now ready to install StoneAge Messenger. Navigate to the directory where the downloaded package is located by running the following command:
cd StoneAge
Now run the following command to compile and install StoneAge Messenger:
meson --prefix=/usr builddir
ninja -C builddir
sudo ninja -C builddir install
It will compile and install the StoneAge Messenger on your system.
After the installation has been completed, you can launch StoneAge Messenger from the application menu or by running the following command in the terminal:
stoneage
It will launch the StoneAge Messenger on your MXLinux Latest system.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install StoneAge Messenger on MXLinux Latest. StoneAge Messenger is a simple, lightweight, and secure instant messaging application that is easy to use and provides end-to-end encryption for your conversations.
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