Writing is a simple and minimalist text editor for Linux. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Writing on Arch Linux.
Before we start installing Writing, we need to make sure our system is updated. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will update your system and ensure you have the latest software.
Writing is built on top of the GTK3 toolkit, so we need to install it along with a few other dependencies. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S gtk3 libgee
This will install GTK3 and libgee, which are required for Writing to run.
Next, we need to download Writing. Head over to the official website and click on the "Download" button.
Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest version:
wget https://github.com/josephernest/writing/releases/download/v1.5.5/writing-1.5.5.tar.gz
Now that we have downloaded the archive, we need to extract it. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the archive.
cd ~/Downloads
Extract the archive using the following command:
tar -xvf writing-1.5.5.tar.gz
This will extract the files to a new directory called writing-1.5.5. Navigate to this directory using the following command:
cd writing-1.5.5
We're now ready to build and install Writing. Run the following commands in the terminal:
./configure
make
sudo make install
This will configure, build, and install Writing on your system. Once the installation is complete, you can open Writing by running the following command:
writing
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Writing on Arch Linux. With its simple and minimalistic design, Writing can help you focus on your writing without distraction.
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