Feed2toot is a Python-based tool that automatically posts new content from RSS feeds to Mastodon instances. Here are the steps to install feed2toot on Alpine Linux Latest:
Before installing any new software, it's important to update your system to ensure you have the latest packages and security patches. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
Feed2toot requires Python3 and pip, so you'll need to install these packages first. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apk add python3 py3-pip
Before installing feed2toot, you need to install its dependencies. Run the following command to do this:
sudo apk add gcc musl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libffi-dev py3-cryptography
Now that you have Python3 and pip installed, you can easily install feed2toot using pip. Run the following command:
pip3 install feed2toot
After installing feed2toot, you need to configure it with your Mastodon instance credentials and the RSS feed(s) you want to post from. You can find detailed configuration instructions in the official feed2toot documentation.
That's it! You now have feed2toot installed on Alpine Linux Latest and can start automatically posting content from RSS feeds to Mastodon.
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