How to Install Asciinema on Arch Linux

Asciinema is a free and open-source terminal session recorder. It records your terminal sessions and lets you share them online. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Asciinema on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Asciinema, make sure that you have the following:

• Arch Linux installed on your system
• Sudo privileges to install packages

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Asciinema requires the following packages to be installed on your system:

• Python
• PIP (Python Package Installer)

You can install these packages using the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip

Step 2: Install Asciinema

To install Asciinema, you can use the following command:

sudo pip install asciinema

This command will install the latest version of Asciinema on your system.

Step 3: Verify Installation

To verify that Asciinema has been installed correctly, you can run the following command:

asciinema --version

This command will output the version of Asciinema installed on your system.

Step 4: Install Asciinema Server

If you want to share your terminal recordings online, you can use the Asciinema server. To install it, you can follow the below steps:

1. Clone the Asciinema Server repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server.git

2. Change your current directory to the Asciinema Server folder:

cd asciinema-server

3. Install the required packages:

sudo pacman -S postgresql redis nginx

4. Create a new database user and database for Asciinema:

sudo -u postgres createuser -P asciinema
sudo -u postgres createdb -O asciinema asciinema

5. Set up and configure PostgreSQL:

sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo -u postgres psql -d template1 -c "ALTER USER asciinema CREATEDB;"

6. Configure Redis:

sudo systemctl enable redis
sudo systemctl start redis

7. Configure Nginx by copying the Nginx configuration file:

sudo cp contrib/nginx.server /etc/nginx/sites-available/asciinema
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/asciinema /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

8. Edit the Nginx configuration file:

sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/asciinema

Change example.com to your own domain and save the file.

9. Start Nginx:

sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx

10. Install Ruby dependencies:

sudo pacman -S ruby rack

11. Install the Asciinema server:

sudo gem install asciinema-server

12. Initialize the Asciinema database:

asciinema-server --init-db

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Asciinema on Arch Linux and set up the Asciinema server. You can start recording your terminal sessions and sharing them online using the Asciinema server.

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