How to install Mindmaps on Arch Linux

Mindmaps is a powerful note-taking and brainstorming tool for Linux operating systems. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Mindmaps on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure your Arch Linux system is up to date. You can update your system using the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Install Dependencies

To install Mindmaps on Arch Linux, we need to install some dependencies first. Run the following command in your terminal to install the dependencies:

sudo pacman -S git gtk3 gobject-introspection libgee libxml2 gjs npm nodejs

Clone the Mindmaps Repository

Now we will clone the Mindmaps repository from GitHub. Run the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/drichard/mindmaps.git

This will download the Mindmaps source code to your local machine.

Installing Node.js dependencies

Next, we need to install the Node.js dependencies required by Mindmaps. Navigate to the Mindmaps directory and run the following command in your terminal:

cd mindmaps
npm install

Build Mindmaps

To build Mindmaps, simply run the following command in your terminal:

npm run build

Launch Mindmaps

Finally, to launch Mindmaps, run the following command in your terminal:

npm start

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mindmaps on Arch Linux. You can now use Mindmaps for note-taking and brainstorming.

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