Family Accounting Tool, often abbreviated as FACTO, is an open-source accounting software application that helps you manage your family's finances efficiently. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Family Accounting Tool on Arch Linux operating system.
To install Family Accounting Tool on Arch Linux, you need to have the following:
Before you can install Family Accounting Tool, you need to install some dependencies. Open a terminal and run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo pacman -S git python-pip python-virtualenv python-setuptools python-wheel python-pyqt5 qt5-websockets
This command will install the necessary dependencies for running Family Accounting Tool on your Arch Linux system.
Next, you need to clone the Family Accounting Tool repository from Github. Run the following command to clone the FACTO repository:
git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/facto.git
This command will create a new directory named "facto" in your home directory.
Once you have cloned the FACTO repository, you need to install the software. Change to the "facto" directory and run the following commands:
cd facto
virtualenv env
source env/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python setup.py install
With these commands, you will create a new virtual environment, activate it, install the necessary Python packages, and install the FACTO software.
You can now run Family Accounting Tool from the command line. Open a terminal, change to the "facto" directory, activate the virtual environment, and run the following command:
facto
This command will start the web-based GUI for Family Accounting Tool, which you can access by opening a web browser and navigating to "http://localhost:8080".
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Family Accounting Tool on your Arch Linux system. You can now use this application to manage your family's finances efficiently.
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