Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication and publishing. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Freenet on NixOS, the Linux distribution that guarantees reproducibility of packages.
First, you need to open a terminal window. You can do this by clicking on the terminal icon in your desktop environment or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T. Once the terminal is open, run the following command to update your system:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This will ensure that your NixOS system is up to date and ready to install Freenet.
Next, you need to install the Freenet package. This can be done using the nix-env command. The following command will install the latest version of Freenet:
nix-env --install freenet
This will install Freenet and all its dependencies. The installation process may take a few minutes depending on your Internet connection speed.
Once the installation is complete, you can start Freenet by running the following command:
freenet start
This will start the Freenet service and launch the Freenet web interface in your default web browser. You can access the Freenet web interface at http://127.0.0.1:8888.
If you want to customize the Freenet settings, you can do so by editing the freenet.ini configuration file. This file is located in the /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/freenet/conf/ directory.
To stop Freenet, run the following command:
freenet stop
That's it! You have successfully installed Freenet on NixOS. Freenet is a powerful platform for censorship-resistant communication and publishing, and it can be used to protect your privacy and freedom of speech online. Enjoy using Freenet on NixOS!
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