How to Install Element on Void Linux

Introduction

Element is a web-based messaging application that provides end-to-end encryption for messaging and voice/video calls. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Element on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Element on Void Linux, you need to make sure that:

• You have a running instance of Void Linux.
• You have root access to your Void Linux system.

Install Dependencies

We need to install the following dependencies before installing Element:

sudo xbps-install -S nodejs npm

Install Element

Now that we have installed the necessary dependencies, we can proceed with installing Element. Follow the steps below to install Element:

1. Download and extract the Element source code using the following command:

wget https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/archive/master.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz

2. Move the extracted folder to /opt/element-web:

sudo mv element-web-master /opt/element-web

3. Change the ownership of the /opt/element-web folder to your regular user:

sudo chown -R $(whoami) /opt/element-web

4. Change your current directory to /opt/element-web:

cd /opt/element-web

5. Install the required Node.js packages:

npm install

6. Start the Element server:

npm start

7. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Element login screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Element on Void Linux.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Element on Void Linux. Element is a powerful messaging application that offers end-to-end encryption for messaging and voice/video calls. With Element, you can communicate with your friends and colleagues securely and without the fear of surveillance or hacking.

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