Prey

Prey is a multi-OS anti-theft, data security, and management platform that helps you track your computer when it is stolen.

Installation

Install prey-node-client^AUR from the AUR.

Note: Create an account on Prey's website if you have not done so already.

Tip:

You can configure Prey using either the CLI configuration or the GUI configuration.
The installer has automatically started/enabled prey-agent.service to activate Prey at boot. You can check the unit status if in doubt.

Configure your device with your Prey account:

# prey_project config account setup

Follow on-screen instructions.

To activate your configuration, run prey_project config activate as user prey. One way to accomplish this is with:

# sudo -u prey prey_project config activate

To enable/disable plugins, you must run

# prey_project config plugins

Read on-screen instructions to list the available plugins and enable/disable them.

You can use the GUI to configure prey:

# prey_project config gui

To troubleshoot, run

$ prey_project config check