arkos-retroshare-plugin

Plugin for ArkOS to control retroshare-nogui.

status: it works but may has bugs

Installation

# get the PKGBUILD file
git clone https://github.com/electron128/arkos-retroshare-plugin.git retroshare-pkgbuild
# build the retroshare-nogui package
cd retroshare-pkgbuild
makepkg
# install new package
sudo pacman -U <name-of-package>

# download arkos-retroshare-plugin
cd genesis/plugins
git clone https://github.com/electron128/arkos-retroshare-plugin.git retroshare
# restart genesis

What is ArkOS?

A project to help users self-host their websites, email, files and more. Decentralize your web and reclaim your privacy rights while keeping the conveniences you need.

https://arkos.io/

What is Retroshare?

Retroshare is a Open Source cross-platform, Friend-2-Friend and secure decentralised communication platform.

http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/

How to compile retroshare-nogui on ArkOS/Archlinux

# better upgrade the number of cpu cores in your VM

# first update your system.
# This is important, so packages which are installed later don't break the whole system
sudo pacman -Syu

# install a compiler
sudo pacman -S base-devel

# install more tools
sudo pacman -S pkg-config subversion openssl libupnp libgnome-keyring libxss qt4 protobuf cmake

# install git?
sudo pacman -S git

# install libgcrypt, this is needed by libgnome-keyring
# update your system first!
# else this package can break pacman
# todo: discuss with rs devs if we can remove libgnome-keyring
sudo pacman -S libgcrypt

# need wget for downloading files?
sudo pacman -S wget

# download and compile libssh
cd ~
wget https://red.libssh.org/attachments/download/41/libssh-0.5.4.tar.gz
tar zxvf libssh-0.5.4.tar.gz
cd libssh-0.5.4/
mkdir build/ && cd build/
cmake -DWITH_STATIC_LIB=ON ..
make -j2

# get the retroshare sourcecode
# a patched version of v0.5.5 is needed
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/electron128/retroshare

# compile retroshare-nogui
# on a raspberrypi this can take 4h
# on a sinle core vm it is faster but still slow
# adjust the -j parameter if you have more cpu cores available
# todo: is make in rsctrl still needed???
# probably not
cd ~/retroshare-git/libbitdht/src && qmake-qt4 && make clean && make -j2 &&\
cd ~/retroshare-git/openpgpsdk/src && qmake-qt4 && make clean && make -j2 &&\
cd ~/retroshare-git/libretroshare/src && qmake-qt4 && make clean && make -j2 &&\
cd ~/retroshare-git/rsctrl/src && make -j2 &&\
cd ~/retroshare-git/retroshare-nogui/src && qmake-qt4 && make clean && make -j2

# you should now have retrohare-nogui

How to compile rswebui on Archlinux/ArkOS

# rswebui is a experimental plugin to allow control of retroshare from your browser
# https://gitorious.org/rswebui/rswebui

# update your system
sudo pacman -Syu

# install depencies
sudo pacman -S wt boost graphicsmagick pango

# download rswebui sources
cd ~/retroshare-git/plugins
git clone https://git.gitorious.org/rswebui/rswebui.git

# compile rswebui
cd rswebui
qmake-qt4
make

# copy the plugin to the extension folder
# or symlink it
# from: retroshare/plugins/rswebui/libWebUI.so.1.0.0
# to:   /home/USER/.retroshare/extensions/libWebUI.so