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  • INTRODUCTION
    • What is ENS?
    • What is a dWebsite?
    • What is IPFS/IPNS?
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  • Beginner
    • How to register an ENS domain/name
    • Setting up a GitHub Repository
    • How To Install IPFS Locally
      • IPFS Desktop (Windows)
      • IPFS Desktop (Linux)
      • IPFS Desktop (Mac)
    • How to use IPFS/IPNS
      • Uploading to IPFS
        • Self-Hosting Instructions for IPFS and IPNS
        • Hosting using a pinning service
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      • Updating Your ENS Content Records
      • Content Hash Overview
        • Understanding Content Hashes, IPNS, and IPFS for ENS
        • Understanding IPFS Content Identifiers (CIDs)
  • IPFS Pinning Providers
    • Filebase
      • Using the Filebase Public IPFS Gateway
      • Filebase IPFS Pinning
  • STATIC SITE BUILDERS/TEMPLATES
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  • Intermediate
    • Using eth.limo with IPFS (Kubo)
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IPFS Desktop (Linux)

IPFS Desktop (Linux Setup)

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Linux

  1. Download the latest available .deb file from the :

  2. Open the .deb package in Software Installer:

    Right-click context menu of the IPFS deb package.

  3. Click Install and wait for the installation to finish:

    Install screen within the Ubuntu software installation window.

  4. Click Applications or press the Windows key on your keyboard.

  5. Search for IPFS and select IPFS Desktop:

    Ubuntu search screen with IPFS desktop showing.

  6. You can now find an IPFS icon in the status bar:

    IPFS icon shown in the Ubuntu status bar.

The IPFS desktop application has finished installing. You can now start to .

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