How to install Tabby on Arch Linux

Tabby is a terminal tab switcher for Linux that allows you to easily switch between multiple terminal sessions. If you're an Arch Linux user, you can install Tabby using the following steps:

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before we can install Tabby, we need to install its dependencies. Open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S gtk3 webkit2gtk

This command will install the GTK+3 and webkit2gtk libraries.

Step 2: Clone the repository

Next, we need to clone the Tabby repository from Github. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/bertvandepoel/tabby.git

This command will download the Tabby repository to your current directory.

Step 3: Build and install Tabby

Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to its directory using the cd command:

cd tabby

Then, you can use the following command to build and install Tabby:

make && sudo make install

This will compile the source code and install Tabby on your system.

Step 4: Run Tabby

You can now run Tabby by opening a terminal window and running the following command:

tabby

This will launch the Tabby window, and you can use it to switch between multiple terminal sessions.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Tabby on Arch Linux. Now you can use it to easily switch between multiple terminal sessions.

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