IHateMoney is a free and open source personal finance manager, which can be used to track expenses or split bills among friends, family or colleagues. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install IHateMoney on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before installing any new package, it's always recommended to update the system to the latest available packages. Run the following command to update the system:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
IHateMoney requires Python version of 2.7.x or 3.4+, SQLite3 and some additional libraries. To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apk add python3 py3-pip sqlite sqlite-dev gcc musl-dev
We can install IHateMoney using pip3 package manager. Run the following command to install IHateMoney:
sudo pip3 install ihatemoney
IHateMoney configuration file is located at /etc/ihatemoney.cfg. You can either modify the existing configuration file or create a new file with your desired settings. Here we will create a new configuration file using the following command:
sudo cp /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ihatemoney/default_settings.py /etc/ihatemoney.cfg
IHateMoney comes with the built-in development server to serve the application. You can run the server with the following command:
sudo ihatemoney runserver
You can access the application by navigating to http://localhost:5000.
IHateMoney is now installed on your Alpine Linux latest version. You can now use it to track your expenses or split bills with your friends or colleagues.
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