Ergo is a decentralized, peer-to-peer chat application that offers secure and private messaging. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Ergo on Manjaro.
To complete this installation, you will need the following:
To start the installation process of Ergo, you first need to download the application from the official Ergo website, which is https://ergo.chat/.
On the website, find the "Download" button and click on it to download the latest Ergo client.
Alternatively, you can download the source code from the GitHub repository and manually build and install Ergo on your system. However, this method is more complicated and will not be covered in this tutorial.
Before installing Ergo, make sure that your system has all the dependencies required by Ergo.
Dependencies that you need to install are:
To install Java, open a terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S jre-openjdk
Once you have downloaded and installed the dependencies, you can now proceed with the installation of Ergo.
Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the Ergo client. Extract the downloaded archive by entering the following command:
tar -xvf ergo-client-<version>.tar.gz
Once the archive has been extracted, navigate to the extracted directory:
cd ergo-client-<version>
Then, run the following command to install Ergo:
./install.sh
This script will install Ergo and create a desktop entry for the application.
To launch Ergo, search for Ergo in your applications menu or use the following command in your terminal:
ergo
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ergo on your Manjaro system. Now you can securely and privately chat with your friends and colleagues without worrying about any third-party interference.
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