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813AC_MSG_NOTICE([******************************************** 813AC_MSG_NOTICE([********************************************
814You can build GNUnet with 814You can compile GNUnet with
815 make install 815 make
816now. After that, install gnunet-gtk or gnunet-qt and run 816now. After that, run (if necessary as 'root')
817 gnunet-setup -d wizard-gtk 817 make install
818(on graphical systems with GTK) or 818to install everything. You may want to create a new user account
819 gnunet-setup -d wizard-qt 819to run the GNUnet service:
820(on graphical systems with QT) or 820 adduser gnunet
821 gnunet-setup -d wizard-curses 821You also need to create an configuration file that should
822(on text-based systems with curses) in order to make important configuration 822specify the path where GNUnet should store data. For example,
823settings. If neither works for you, you can find a template configuration 823you could store in "/etc/gnunet.conf" the following lines:
824file in the contrib/ subdirectory. Copy it to /etc/gnunetd.conf and modify it 824
825using your favourite text editor. 825[PATHS]
826SERVICEHOME = /opt/gnunet/
827DEFAULTCONFIG = /etc/gnunet.conf
828
829Now, in order to start your peer, run as the 'gnunet' user
830 gnunet-arm -s
831
832Each GNUnet user should also create an (at least initially) empty
833configuration file:
834 mkdir $HOME/.gnunet/
835 touch $HOME/.gnunet/gnunet.conf
836
837Optionally, download and compile gnunet-gtk to get a GUI.
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