This tutorial will guide you on how to install ZincSearch on Arch Linux. ZincSearch is a search engine that provides user privacy and security while searching the internet. It uses a local database to store and search through indexed pages, which means that no personal data is transferred to any server.
Before installing ZincSearch, make sure that your system is up-to-date and has the necessary dependencies installed. Open your terminal and run the following commands:
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S git python python-pip python-leveldb
Now, we will clone the ZincSearch repository from Github and install the necessary packages. In your terminal, run the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/zincsearch/zincsearch.git
cd zincsearch
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo python setup.py install
Once the installation is complete, verify that ZincSearch is installed correctly by running:
zincsearch -h
This command should display the help message of ZincSearch.
Before running ZincSearch, we need to set up the configuration file. In your terminal, run the following command:
sudo zincsearch -c
This will create a configuration file at ~/.config/zinc/zinc.conf.
Next, we need to create the database for ZincSearch. Run the following command:
sudo zincsearch -i
This will create a database at /var/lib/zinc/zinc.db. If you want to specify a different database location, add the -d option.
Finally, we are ready to run ZincSearch. Run the following command:
sudo zincsearch -s
This will start the ZincSearch server at http://localhost:7337. You can now open your web browser and start searching the internet through ZincSearch.
You have successfully installed ZincSearch on Arch Linux. ZincSearch is a privacy-focused search engine that provides a local search index for improved security and privacy.
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