How to install Slack -3.0.5 on Solus -3
To install Slack -3.0.5 on Solus -3
Slack is a Cloud-based software that provides a team collaboration tool and services, founded by Stewart Butterfield. Slack offers a lot of IRC-like (Internet Relay Chat) features such as persistent chat room channel organized by topic. Slack can be searchable including files, conversation, and people. It' s having a major integration include services such as Google Drive, DropBox, IBM Bluemix. It is really so simple to install Slack and this tutorial covers the method to install Slack on Solus 3.
Installing Slack
First, make sure you update the system by making use of the following command.
root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg update-repo
Updating repository: Solus
eopkg-index.xml.xz.sha1sum (40.0 B)100% 630.15 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
eopkg-index.xml.xz (1.7 MB)100% 678.33 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
No signature found for https://packages.solus-project.com/shannon/eopkg-index.xml.xz
Package database updated.
Once it is done, you need to download the latest and stable installation package with the help of the following command.
root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solus-project/3rd-party/master/network/im/slack-desktop/pspec.xml
pspec.xml (5.0 KB)100% 35.16 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
actions.py (440.0 B)100% 6.45 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
DEBUG: InstallDB initialized in 0.0622429847717.
DEBUG: RepoDB initialized in 0.00012993812561.
Building source package: slack-desktop
component.xml (42.0 B)100% 338.65 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Fetching source from: https://downloads.slack-edge.com/linux_releases/slack-desktop-3.0.5-amd64.deb
slack-desktop-3.0.5-amd64.deb (53.1 MB)100% 1.10 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Source archive is stored: /var/cache/eopkg/archives/slack-desktop-3.0.5-amd64.deb
Unpacking archive(s)...
unpacked (/var/eopkg/slack-desktop-3.0.5-17/work)
Setting up source...
/var/eopkg/slack-desktop-3.0.5-17/work
DEBUG: return value for " pwd" is 0
DEBUG: return value for " ar xf slack-desktop-3.0.5-amd64.deb" is 0
DEBUG: return value for " tar xf data.tar.xz" is 0
Building source...
Testing package...
Installing...
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DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/slack-desktop-3.0.5-17/install/usr/lib/slack/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/runas/build/Release/runas.node" is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/slack-desktop-3.0.5-17/install/usr/lib/slack/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@slack/slack-calls/build/Release/slack-calls.node" is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/slack-desktop-3.0.5-17/install/usr/lib/slack/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@paulcbetts/cld/build/Release/cld.node" is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/slack-desktop-3.0.5-17/install/usr/lib/slack/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@paulcbetts/spellchecker/build/Release/spellchecker.node" is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/slack-desktop-3.0.5-17/install/usr/lib/slack/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@paulcbetts/v8-profiler/build/Release/profiler.node" is 0
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/slack-desktop-3.0.5-17/install/usr/lib/slack/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@paulcbetts/system-idle-time/build/Release/system_idle_time.node" is 0
Building package: slack-desktop
Creating slack-desktop-3.0.5-17-1-x86_64.eopkg...
Keeping build directory
You shall now install Slack by making use of the following command.
root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg it slack-desktop*.eopkg
The following packages will be installed in order to satisfy dependencies:
gconf
Do you want to continue? (yes/no)y
Safety switch forces the upgrade of following packages:
baselayout zlib
Following packages will be installed:
baselayout gconf zlib
Total size of package(s): 891.00 KB
Downloading 1 / 3
Package zlib found in repository Solus
zlib-1.2.11-18-1-x86_64.eopkg (46.0 KB)100% 34.94 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Downloading 2 / 3
Package baselayout found in repository Solus
baselayout-48-49-1-x86_64.delta.eopkg (5.0 KB)100% 70.67 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Downloading 3 / 3
Package gconf found in repository Solus
gconf-3.2.6-9-1-x86_64.eopkg (839.0 KB)100% 1.10 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Installing 1 / 3
zlib-1.2.11-18-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing zlib, version 1.2.11, release 18
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Installing 2 / 3
baselayout-48-49-1-x86_64.delta.eopkg [cached]
Installing baselayout, version 1.8.0, release 49
Upgrading to new distribution release
Extracting the files of baselayout
Upgraded baselayout
Installing 3 / 3
gconf-3.2.6-9-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing gconf, version 3.2.6, release 9
Extracting the files of gconf
Installed gconf
[✓] Syncing filesystems success
[✓] Updating dynamic library cache success
[✓] Updating mimetype database success
[✓] Updating manpages database success
Installation order: slack-desktop
Installing slack-desktop, version 3.0.5, release 17
Extracting the files of slack-desktop
Installed slack-desktop
[✓] Syncing filesystems success
[✓] Updating dynamic library cache success
[✓] Updating desktop database success
Once you are through with the installation, you shall go to your Linux Mint search field.
And type the name Slack in the search field.
When the application icon appears, you need to click on it to launch Slack.
To open Login page of Slack, here give your Slack URL
Give the email address of the Slack account
And then give your password.
The Slack application is now properly open.
You can check the information on Slack by checking out its version.
With this, the method to install Slack 3.0.5 on Solus 3 comes to an end.
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