Lufi is a free and open-source file hosting software that allows users to upload and share files in a secure and easy way. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Lufi on POP! OS latest using the command line.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
To clone the Lufi repository, open the terminal and run the following command:
$ git clone https://framagit.org/fiat-tux/hat-softwares/lufi.git
This will create a local copy of the Lufi repository on your system.
To install the required dependencies, run the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo apt install git curl build-essential postgresql postgresql-client libpq-dev libssl-dev libyaml-perl libdbd-pg-perl libmime-lite-perl libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl libemail-mime-attachment-stripper-perl libemail-address-xs-perl libemails-address-perl libwant-perl libconfig-gitlike-perl libnet-idn-encode-perl libtemplate-perl liblist-moreutils-perl libcgi-emulate-psgi-perl libcgi-speedycgi-perl libcgi-alternatives-perl libcgi-application-perl libcgi-formbuilder-perl libcgi-ajax-perl libcgi-simple-perl libcgi-session-perl liberror-perl libimage-size-perl libio-all-perl libinline-c-perl libdatetime-perl libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-format-email-perl libmime-types-perl libstring-shellquote-perl libstring-random-perl libterm-readkey-perl libtext-markdown-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tiny-perl libwebservice-validator-html-w3c-perl libcpanel-json-xs-perl libdatetime-format-strptime-perl libemail-mime-perl libemail-mime-creator-perl libfile-sharedir-perl
This command will install all the necessary dependencies required by Lufi.
Before starting the installation, you need to create a PostgreSQL user and database. Run the following commands to do so:
$ sudo -u postgres createuser -P lufi_user
Enter a password for the lufi_user when prompted.
$ sudo -u postgres createdb -O lufi_user lufi_database
This will create a new PostgreSQL database.
To configure Lufi, go to the cloned repository directory:
$ cd lufi
Now, run the following command to create a configuration file and edit it:
$ cp conf/lufi.conf.sample conf/lufi.conf
$ nano conf/lufi.conf
In this file, you need to update the database configuration. Change the following lines:
db_type => "Pg",
db_name => "lufi_database",
db_user => "lufi_user",
db_password => "PASSWORD",
Replace "PASSWORD" with the password you created for the PostgreSQL user.
To install Lufi, run the following command from the Lufi directory:
$ sudo make install
This will install Lufi on your system.
To start Lufi, run the following command:
$ ./bin/lufi daemon
This will start the Lufi daemon.
You can now access Lufi by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Lufi login page.
Enter the default administrator credentials:
You can then change the password and start using Lufi to upload and share files securely.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Lufi on POP! OS Latest. With Lufi, you can quickly and easily share files in a safe and secure way.
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