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| ===== Install ===== | ===== Install ===== |
| ==== Package installation (recommended) ==== | ==== Package installation ==== |
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| Install the [[:binaries|Tox Debian repository]] per the instructions. For debian-based systems (Ubuntu, Mint etc.) use the command **apt-get install toxic** or **apt-get install toxic-no-x11** to install the fully featured and no-X11 versions of toxic respectively. | Install the [[:binaries|Tox Debian repository]] per the instructions. For debian-based systems (Ubuntu, Mint etc.) use the command ''apt-get install toxic'' or ''apt-get install toxic-no-x11'' to install the fully featured and bare-bones versions of toxic respectively. This is not the recommended way to install Toxic, as most repositories serve very old versions of Toxic that lack the latest features and bug fixes. |
| ==== Building from Source (advanced) ==== | ==== Building from Source (Recommended) ==== |
| To build Toxic from source, installation instructions and library dependencies can be found in [[https://github.com/Jfreegman/toxic/blob/master/README.md|Toxic's Readme]]. | To build Toxic from source, installation instructions and library dependencies can be found in [[https://github.com/Jfreegman/toxic/blob/master/README.md|Toxic's Readme]]. |
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| cd /usr/ports/net-im/toxic | cd /usr/ports/net-im/toxic |
| make install clean | make install clean |
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| | ==== Android ==== |
| | Toxic is available on Android via the ''Termux'' app. Simply install ''Termux'' from your app repository of choice, open the app, and run ''apt-get install toxic''. You can update Toxic when new updates are available via the command ''apt-get update''. Note that the Android version does not currently support audio/video. |
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| ===== Usage ===== | ===== Usage ===== |
| Once toxic is compiled and/or installed, it can be run via the commandline with the command ''`toxic`''. For a list of options run ''`toxic --help`''. For detailed usage instructions, see the manpage with ''`man toxic`''. For details on the user configuration file, run ''`man toxic.conf`'' or see the [[https://github.com/Jfreegman/toxic/blob/master/misc/toxic.conf.example|example config file]]. | Once toxic is compiled and/or installed, it can be run via the commandline with the command ''toxic''. For a list of options run ''toxic --help''. For detailed usage instructions, see the manpage with ''man toxi''. For details on the user configuration file, run ''man toxic.conf'' or see the [[https://github.com/Jfreegman/toxic/blob/master/misc/toxic.conf.example|example config file]]. |
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| ===== Features ===== | ===== Features ===== |
