Publish, purchase, and download content on the Ara Network (https://ara.one)
The Ara File Manager is a simple desktop app that demonstrates the functionality of a
complete local Ara network node and crypto token wallet. Ara is truly decentralized;
with the Ara File Manager, your machine is participating directly in peer
distribution swarms and the blockchain.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Ara File Manager
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install Ara File Manager
To install Ara File Manager, simply use the following command: