How to Install Pootle on Arch Linux

Pootle is an online translation tool for managing projects and files. With Pootle, you can edit, manage and publish translations. In this tutorial, we will show how to install Pootle on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure your Arch Linux is up to date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Also, make sure you have Python3 and Django installed on your system. You can install them by running:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip django

Installing Pootle

To install Pootle on Arch Linux:

  1. Open the terminal and run the following command to install Pootle:

    sudo pacman -S pootle
    
  2. After installation, use the following command to initialize the Pootle files:

    pootle init
    
  3. To setup the database, run:

    python manage.py migrate
    
  4. To create a superuser, use the following command:

    python manage.py createsuperuser
    
  5. Start the Pootle server by running:

    python manage.py runserver
    
  6. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/pootle/. You should see the Pootle login screen.

  7. Log in using the superuser credentials you created in step 4.

  8. That's it! You can now start creating translation projects and files.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Pootle on Arch Linux. With Pootle, you can easily manage your translation projects and files online. If you have any questions or problems, please leave a comment below.

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