OliveTin is an open-source, cross-platform, graphical programming language that allows easy creation of programs, games, and interactive simulations. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install OliveTin on Arch Linux using the official package manager.
Before we start, make sure your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
OliveTin requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. To install these dependencies, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S qt5-base qt5-svg qt5-tools qt5-multimedia
To download OliveTin, go to the OliveTin GitHub repository and click the "Code" button. Select "Download ZIP" and save the file to your computer.
Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
Open the terminal and navigate to the extracted directory.
Run the following to build OliveTin:
cmake . && make
Once OliveTin has been built, you can run it by executing the following command:
./OliveTin
To verify that OliveTin has been installed correctly, open a terminal window and type the following command:
olivertin.py
If OliveTin opens without any error messages, you've installed it correctly!
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install OliveTin on Arch Linux using the official package manager. By following the above steps, you should be able to run OliveTin on your Arch Linux system.
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