How to Install Task Keeper on Alpine Linux

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process of Task Keeper on Alpine Linux. Task Keeper is a simple task management application designed for the Linux desktop. We will be installing Task Keeper from the source code available on GitHub.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies required to build Task Keeper from source. We will be using the apk package manager to install the required packages.

To install the dependencies, run the following command:

sudo apk add git gcc make cmake qt5-qtbase-dev

This command installs the git version control system, gcc and make build tools, cmake build system, and qt5-qtbase-dev development libraries for Qt5.

Step 2: Clone the Task Keeper Source Code

Next, we will clone the Task Keeper source code from the GitHub repository.

To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/piga.git

This will download the Task Keeper source code from the GitHub repository and save it to a new directory called piga.

Step 3: Build and Install Task Keeper

Now that we have downloaded the Task Keeper source code, we can start building and installing it.

First, navigate to the piga directory by running:

cd piga

Next, create a new build directory and navigate to it:

mkdir build
cd build

Now, we need to configure the build system by running the following command:

cmake ..

This will generate the appropriate makefiles needed to build Task Keeper.

Finally, we can build and install Task Keeper by running:

make && sudo make install

This command will build and install Task Keeper to your system.

Step 4: Launch Task Keeper

With Task Keeper now installed, you can launch it by running the following command:

taskkeeper

This will launch Task Keeper and you can start using it to manage your tasks.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Task Keeper on Alpine Linux. You can now use this simple task management application to keep track of your daily tasks.

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