In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Answer on Arch Linux. Answer is a simple, secure, and open-source platform that allows you to create and manage knowledge base articles.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
sudo privilegesThe first step is to ensure that your system has all the necessary dependencies installed. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S gcc make cmake git openssl
This command will install GCC, Make, CMake, Git, and OpenSSL on your system.
Next, you need to clone the Answer repository from Github. Navigate to the folder where you want to install Answer and run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/answer-dev/answer.git
This command will create a folder named "answer" in your current directory, which contains the Answer source code.
To build and install Answer, navigate to the answer folder using the following command:
cd answer
Next, create a build directory and navigate into it:
mkdir build && cd build
Now, run the following command to build and install Answer:
cmake .. && make && sudo make install
This command will configure, build, and install Answer on your system.
To verify that the installation was successful, run the following command:
answer --version
This command should output the version of Answer installed on your system.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed Answer on Arch Linux. You can now use Answer to create and manage knowledge base articles on your server.
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