How to Install Share on POP! OS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Share on the latest version of POP! OS. Share is a program used to quickly share files between devices on your local network.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

1. A computer running the latest version of POP! OS.
2. An active internet connection.
3. Terminal access.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Share relies on some system libraries that need to be installed on your computer. To install those libraries, open your terminal and enter the following command:

sudo apt-get install git python3-pip python3-gi python3-netifaces python3-zeroconf python3-flask python3-flask-cors python3-requests python3-backports.ssl-match-hostname

This command will install all the required dependencies for Share.

Step 2: Download Share from Github

Now, we need to download Share from its Github repository. To do so, enter the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/MrDemonWolf/share.git

This will download Share to your current working directory.

Step 3: Run Share

Navigate to the directory where Share was downloaded using the following command:

cd share

Once you are in the Share directory, run the following command to start Share:

python3 share.py

This will start the Share program and output information about the program's startup to the terminal.

Step 4: Access Share

Finally, to use Share, open your web browser and navigate to the following address:

http://localhost:5000/

You should now be able to access Share and start sharing files with devices on your local network.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and accessed Share on the latest version of POP! OS.

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