Installing Fava on Arch Linux

Fava is a web-based graphical user interface for the Beancount accounting tool. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Fava on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

• An Arch Linux machine with a working internet connection
• python and pip installed on your system

Installation

1. Open a terminal window on your Arch Linux machine.
2. Install beancount and fava via pip:

sudo pip install beancount fava

3. Once the installation is complete, you can start Fava by running the following command in your terminal:

fava /path/to/your/accounts/file.beancount

Note: Replace /path/to/your/accounts/file.beancount with the actual path to your Beancount file.

4. Once you've started Fava, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:5000/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started Fava on your Arch Linux machine.

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