How to Install DOCAT on Manjaro

DOCAT is a powerful tool used to securely transport data across untrusted networks. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install DOCAT on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, we need to make sure you have the following:

  1. A Manjaro installation on your device and a terminal emulator installed.
  2. A stable internet connection.
  3. Basic knowledge of terminal commands.

Installation

Now that we have everything sorted, we can proceed with the installation:

  1. Open your terminal emulator on Manjaro.

  2. First, we need to install git, which will help us to clone the source code. Run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git
  1. Next, we need to clone the DOCAT repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/docat-org/docat.git
  1. Now we enter the directory where the source code resides. Run the following command:
cd docat
  1. At this point, we need to install several dependencies required to build DOCAT. Run the following command:
sudo pacman -S make
  1. Next, we need to install openssl. Use the following command to install it:
sudo pacman -S openssl
  1. Now we can build DOCAT using the make command. Use the following command to build it:
make
  1. Once the build process has completed, we can install DOCAT using the following command:
sudo make install

Congratulations! You have successfully installed DOCAT on Manjaro.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install DOCAT on Manjaro. We hope this tutorial was helpful and has helped you to install DOCAT on your device.

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