Twister is a decentralized microblogging platform that enables users to communicate with each other through a peer-to-peer network. It is an alternative to centralized social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Twister on your Void Linux system.
Before we begin, you need to make sure that you have the following:
To run Twister, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and type the following command to install the required packages:
sudo xbps-install openssl-dev libtool automake autoconf make g++
This command will install several libraries and tools required to build and run Twister on your system.
Now that we have all the required dependencies, we can proceed to download and install Twister. Follow these steps to install Twister:
git clone https://github.com/miguelfreitas/twister-core.git
cd twister-core
./bootstrap.sh
./configure
make
sudo make install
Once the installation is complete, you can start Twister by running the following command:
twisterd
This command will start the Twister daemon in the background. If you want to see the output, you can run the following command:
tail -f ~/.twister/debug.log
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Twister on your Void Linux system. With Twister, you can communicate with your friends and family without relying on centralized social media platforms.
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