Twister is a P2P microblogging platform, a decentralized alternative to Twitter, that allows users to interact in a secure and privacy-preserving environment. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Twister on POP! OS Latest.
Before we start, we need to make sure that we have all the necessary dependencies installed. So, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libboost-all-dev libdb++-dev libqrencode-dev libminiupnpc-dev
This command will install essential packages needed for building and compiling Twister.
Go to twister.net.co/">http://twister.net.co/ and download the latest version of the Twister source code.
Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you have downloaded the source code.
Extract the downloaded file by running the following command:
tar -zxvf twister*.tar.gz
This command will extract the twister source code into a new directory named twister.
Now, we will compile and install the Twister binaries using the following commands:
Navigate to the twister directory:
cd twister
Configure the build by running the following command:
./configure
Compile the source code:
make
Install the Twister binaries:
sudo make install
After successful installation, you can run the Twister daemon using the following command:
twisterd
It will start the Twister daemon and you can then interact with other users on the Twister network.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Twister on POP! OS Latest. Now, you can enjoy a secure and decentralized microblogging experience.
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