StoneAge Messenger is an open-source messenger application that can be used on different platforms such as Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing StoneAge Messenger on macOS.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:
Open the Terminal application by either searching for it in Spotlight or navigating to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
Install Homebrew by entering the following command in the Terminal:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Once Homebrew is installed, install the dependencies required by StoneAge Messenger by entering the following commands in the Terminal:
brew install pkg-config
brew install openssl
Download StoneAge Messenger by entering the following command in the Terminal:
curl -L -O https://github.com/cweb/StoneAge/releases/download/1.00.002/stoneage-messenger-1.00.002-macos.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file by entering the following command in the Terminal:
tar -zxvf stoneage-messenger-1.00.002-macos.tar.gz
Move the extracted folder to the Applications folder by entering the following command in the Terminal:
mv stoneage-messenger-1.00.002 /Applications/
Open the Applications folder and double-click on the StoneAge Messenger application to launch it.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed StoneAge Messenger on your macOS computer.
In this tutorial, we have walked you through the steps to install StoneAge Messenger on macOS. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, feel free to refer to the official StoneAge Messenger documentation or seek help from the StoneAge Messenger community.
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