How to Install Trusted-CGI on MXLinux Latest

Introduction

Trusted-CGI is a lightweight web server suite designed to provide serverless web services with utmost security. It is developed by RedDec and available on GitHub. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Trusted-CGI on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:

Step 1: Install required dependencies

Trusted-CGI requires libcap-dev to be installed on your system. Open your terminal and run the following command to install this package:

sudo apt install libcap-dev

Step 2: Clone the Trusted-CGI Repository

In the next step, you need to clone the Trusted-CGI repository from GitHub. Open your terminal and run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/reddec/trusted-cgi.git

Step 3: Build and Install Trust-CGI

Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the cloned directory by running:

cd trusted-cgi

Now, use the make command to compile the code and install the binary files. Run the following command to do that:

make install

The above command will compile the code, create a binary file named trusted-cgi, and install it into your system. Now, you can access the trusted-cgi command from the command line interface.

Step 4: Verify Installation

To verify that Trusted-CGI has been successfully installed, run the following command in your terminal:

trusted-cgi -h

This will display the help menu, which is an indication that Trusted-CGI has been successfully installed on your system.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Trusted-CGI on MXLinux Latest. Now you can use this web server to host your applications securely. If you face any issues while installing, feel free to consult the official Trusted-CGI documentation or reach out to the developers.

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