WeeWX is a weather software which is compatible with various weather stations. This tutorial will guide you step-by-step on how to install WeeWX on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have the following requirements:
WeeWX requires some dependencies to be installed before it can be installed successfully. Perform the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo pacman -S python-pip python-configobj python-pil python-cheetah python-sqlalchemy python-numpy python-pandas
After installing the required dependencies, you can now proceed to install WeeWX. First, visit the WeeWX website to download the latest version of WeeWX.
Once the download is complete, extract the .tar.gz archive to a directory of your choice:
tar -xzvf weewx-x.xx.x.tar.gz
x.xx.x is the version number of WeeWX that you have downloaded.
After extracting the archive, navigate to the extracted directory and execute the following command:
sudo python setup.py install
This command will install WeeWX on your system.
Once the installation is complete, initialize WeeWX by running the following command from the terminal:
sudo wee_config --reconfigure
This command will create a new configuration file at /etc/weewx/weewx.conf.
Finally, start the WeeWX service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start weewx
The WeeWX service should now be running.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install WeeWX on Arch Linux. If you encounter any difficulties, refer to the WeeWX documentation.
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