How to Install CryptPad on Manjaro

Introduction

CryptPad is a privacy focused online collaboration suite, where users can create documents, sheets or presentations, and share them with others without worrying about third party access to their data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install CryptPad on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that Manjaro is up to date by running the command below in the terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

Steps

1. Open the terminal and run the command below to download the CryptPad package:

   wget https://cryptpad.fr/api/pad/pad.zip
   

2. Extract the downloaded package by running the command below:

   unzip pad.zip
   

3. Move the extracted folder to the desired location on your system. For example, we will move it to the /opt directory:

   sudo mv pad /opt/
   

4. Change the ownership and permissions of the CryptPad folder by running the following commands:

   sudo chown -R root:root /opt/pad
   sudo chmod -R 755 /opt/pad
   

5. Create a symbolic link for the CryptPad executable file using the command below:

   sudo ln -s /opt/pad/bin/cryptpad /usr/local/bin/cryptpad
   

6. You can now launch CryptPad from the terminal by running the cryptpad command.

Conclusion

This tutorial has provided the necessary steps to install CryptPad on Manjaro. CryptPad can now be used for a secure online collaboration experience.

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