In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing SimpleLogin on Pop!_OS latest. SimpleLogin is an open source software which lets you create unlimited email aliases and protect your email inbox from spam and unwanted emails. Let's get started!
Firstly, we need to update our system packages to ensure that we have the latest security updates and bug fixes. Open the terminal using the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + T and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Enter your password when prompted.
SimpleLogin is built on Node.js, a popular JavaScript runtime environment, and it must be installed on your system before installing the SimpleLogin package. Use the following command to install Node.js:
sudo apt-get install nodejs
Next, install the Yarn package manager, which is used to manage dependencies for SimpleLogin. Run the following command:
curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn
We are now ready to install SimpleLogin. To do that, open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python-dev python-pip python-setuptools python-wheel python-openssl apt-transport-https lsb-release gnupg
curl -L https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_15.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y simplelogin
After installing SimpleLogin, start the service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start simplelogin
Enable the service to start at boot:
sudo systemctl enable simplelogin
You can access the SimpleLogin dashboard by visiting http://localhost:5000 in your web browser. You can login using your email and password.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install SimpleLogin on Pop!_OS latest. SimpleLogin is a powerful open-source software that provides email aliasing and spam filtering. You can now start using SimpleLogin with your email accounts.
For more information, visit the official website of SimpleLogin at https://simplelogin.io.
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