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First, make sure your system is up-to-date
to download the AppImage.
Then, open terminal in the download folder and type the following:
If you encounter a libstdc++ dependency error when installing, then you need to upgrade your gcc and g++ programs:
This app only works with Ubuntu version 14.04 and above
And type:
Finally, save the file to /usr/share/applications
Icon=shadowsocks is the icon name associated with this application.
Exec=/home/ddyyll/applications/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks-Qt5-3.0.1-x86_64.AppImage is the location of the downloaded AppImage. Change this to your download location.
Under 'Your subscription', go to 'Manage your VPN subscription'
Scroll down. You should see the server list
Choose a server you'd like to add. Next to it, there should be a green button labelled "General". Click on it to show the server QR code.
Make sure the QR code remains visible on the screen
On the Shadowsocks-Qt5 app, go to Connection > Add > Scan QR code from screen
A new server should now be added to the app.
Repeat steps 1 & 2 for each server you want to add.
The QR code does not contain the local port. Therefore, we need to add it to our server settings. You need to do this otherwise you won't be able to connect.
Select the server you'd like to edit
Right click and select Edit
Double check that the local address is set to 127.0.0.1 and local port is set to 1080
Right click on the server you want to connect and select "connect"
Start your browser and navigate to the Proxy Settings section. In this example, Firefox was used. Under the Advanced section, select the Network tab and click on Settings. Select Manual proxy configuration and enter the following:
SOCKS Host: 127.0.0.1 Port: 1080
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For other distributions that are not based on Ubuntu, the installation instructions can be found at