How to Install Hakatime on Arch Linux

Hakatime is an open-source time-tracker for developers that operates on top of your code editor. This tutorial will explain how to install Hakatime on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

The first step is to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Arch Linux installed
• Git installed

Installation Process

Here are the steps to install Hakatime on Arch Linux:

1. Open terminal on your Arch Linux system
2. Clone the Hakatime repo using git:

   git clone https://github.com/mujx/hakatime.git
   

3. Change directory to Hakatime using the command:

   cd hakatime/
   

4. Install the Python dependencies by running:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

5. Install the client:

   pip3 install .
   

6. Ensure that the system has installed the Hakatime client using:

   hakatime-cli -V
   

Usage

You can now start using Hakatime by running:

hakatime start

This command will start tracking your coding activity. To stop your session, you can run:

hakatime stop

To view your daily, weekly, or monthly summaries of your coding activity, you can run:

hakatime --read daily
hakatime --read weekly
hakatime --read monthly

Conclusion

By following this guide, you have successfully installed Hakatime on Arch Linux, and you can now start tracking your coding activity.

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