DragonFly is an open-source tool designed to enhance the security and privacy of your system by automatically and transparently encrypting your files and folders. If you are interested in installing DragonFly on your POP! OS Latest system, then you have come to the right place. By following the steps below, you will be able to install and use DragonFly on your system in no time.
Before you begin with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Step 1: Update your System
Before installing DragonFly, update your system to make sure that all the packages are up to date. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Step 2: Install Dependencies
DragonFly requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following command in the terminal window to install them:
sudo apt install libfuse-dev libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev libargon2-dev libgcrypt20-dev
Step 3: Install DragonFly
Now that you have all the dependencies installed, you can install DragonFly. Follow these steps:
git clone https://github.com/corecode/dma.git
cd dma
make && sudo make install
Step 4: Enable DragonFly
After installing DragonFly, you need to enable it with the following command:
sudo dma setup
This command will set up the DragonFly environment on your system.
Step 5: Verify Installation
To verify that DragonFly has been installed successfully, run the following command:
dma version
If everything went well, you should see the version number of DragonFly displayed in the terminal.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install DragonFly on your POP! OS Latest system. With DragonFly, you can enhance the security and privacy of your system by encrypting your files and folders automatically and transparently.
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