How to install Salut à Toi on NetBSD

Salut à Toi is a free and open-source communication and collaboration tool that provides chatting, microblogging, file sharing, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Salut à Toi on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Salut à Toi, make sure you have the following:

• A running NetBSD instance
• Root access to your server
• An internet connection

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Salut à Toi requires several dependencies to be installed on NetBSD, including Python and several Python modules. To install these dependencies, open a terminal and run the following command:

pkgin install py39-setuptools py39-pillow py39-lxml py39-nevow py39-twisted py39-slixmpp py39-psycopg2 py39-yaml py39-defusedxml py39-html2text py39-hyperlink py39-icalendar py39-unidecode py39-colorlog py39-emoji py39-markdown py39-graph-tool

Step 2 - Download and Install Salut à Toi

Once you have installed the required dependencies, it is time to download and install Salut à Toi.

1. Download the latest version of Salut à Toi from the official website: https://www.salut-a-toi.org/static/sat/salut_a_toi-latest.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded archive to a suitable location. You can use the following command to extract the archive:

   tar -zxvf salut_a_toi-latest.tar.gz
   

3. Change into the extracted directory using the following command:

   cd salut_a_toi-latest
   

4. Install Salut à Toi by running the following command:

   python setup.py install
   

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Salut à Toi on NetBSD. You can now start using Salut à Toi by running the following command:

sat

This will start the Salut à Toi client, allowing you to communicate and collaborate with other users.

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