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Haguichi For Linux

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A free and open-source GUI front-end for the Hamachi service for various Linux distributions. #Hamachi GUI  #Hamachi Frontend  #Virtual Networking  #Hamachi  #GUI  #Client  

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LogMeIn Hamachi, or simply Hamachi, is a secure virtual private network application capable of establishing direct links between computers running under the same NAT (network address translation), with a minimum amount of configuration.

Hamachi was first released by Alex Pankratov in 2004, and the app was quite popular a while back on Windows and macOS. Unlike Hamachi for Windows and macOS, which use proper GUIs, the Linux client can only be used via the command line and doesn't offer the full set of features.

This is where Haguichi comes into play.

Haguichi is a Linux-only application that provides a graphical frontend (GUI) for Hamachi.

In short, it's an app that allows you to manage Hamachi easily and more reliably than using the command line.

It's written in the Vala programming language and uses GTK as a widget toolkit.

The app is available for some of the most popular Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Raspberry Pi OS, Kali Linux, Arch Linux, Elementary OS, Fedora, and OpenSUSE.

Haguichi also supports most Linux desktop environments such as Budgie, Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Pantheon, Unity, and XFCE.

The main selling point is, of course, the modern-looking, smooth-running, and beginner-friendly GUI.

Haguichi is not just a pretty face, though, as it also offers an interesting set of features meant to make your life easier.

Some highlights include completely customizable commands, system tray integration, system/desktop notifications, as well as collapsible and sortable network lists.

Haguichi is also quite good when it comes to displaying the networking details. For example, you can search names on the network via both IDs or IP addresses.

The network lists can also be sorted via name or status, you can choose to either show or hide offline network members, as well as collapse (hide) networks that are not of primary interest to you.

Last but not least, it's worth noting that it also supports both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, and provides a few nifty little features such as automatic connection during startup and automatic reconnection if the connection is lost.

The first thing you need to know before running Haguichi is that it uses Hamachi for Linux (the command-line app) as its engine. Hence, you need to download, install, and configure Hamachi for Linux.

Before connecting, you are required to configure Hamachi. Because Hamachi can only be controlled by the root user of the system, you will have to provide yourself access by adding the following line "Ipc.User username" to the file "/var/lib/logmein-hamachi/h2-engine-override.cfg"

Even easier, you can also click the Configure button on Haguichi's GUI to do this, however, please note that you still need to have superuser/root privileges to do so.

More configuration information can be found on Haguichi's official website, in the dedicated FAQ section.

Haguichi is a really nice app that should help most basic users (who don't want to deal with the command-line) get along with Hamachi a lot better on Linux.

The app manages to tick all the right boxes: it's lightweight, it's easy to use, it supports a plethora of Linux distributions and desktop environments, and it's available in over 20 of the most popular languages. Haguichi is still probably the most well-rounded Hamachi client for Linux.

What's new in Haguichi 1.4.6:

  • Implemented separate thread and mode for configuring.
  • Improved display of long text input in commands editor.
  • Now using actual Gtk.SearchBar widget for search bar.
  • Now using pill style action buttons in message box.
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Haguichi 1.4.6

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