From 9a5bd3cbe6b5db51095805a90f26e5e85a4995b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: elijah
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This is the recommended method of installing Bitmask. If installed as a package, Bitmask will run faster, be better integrated in the system, and will be kept up to date.
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To install
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To install
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Alternately, you can run Bitmask from a stand alone bundle. This is useful if want to run Bitmask from a thumb drive. The bundle should work on most recent Linux distributions that are derived from Debian (e.g. Ubuntu, Mint, etc).
- -There are several disadvantages to the stand-alone bundle:
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Optionally, you can authenticate the signature for the Bitmask files before you run them.
How do you tell if you running a 32 bit or 64 bit kernel? Run the following command:
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If the result is:
-x86_64
, you have 64 biti686
, you have 32 biti386
, you have 32 bitx86_64
, you have 64 biti686
, you have 32 biti386
, you have 32 bitIf you want to install an old or development version of Bitmask, you can browse all releases.
- -To get encrypted email to work, you have two options:
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> New
> Bitmask Account...
localhost:1984
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-You should also disable any local caching in your email client, if applicable. All the data stored by Bitmask is kept on disk in an encrypted format, but your mail client might cache your email in clear text, so it is good to disable caching if you can. Also, all your Bitmask email is sync'ed locally anyway, so there is no benefit to local caching.
- - +If you want to install an old or development version of Bitmask, you can browse all releases.