How to Install newsdash on Arch Linux

newsdash is a simple web-based news aggregator and dashboard tool that allows you to keep track of all your news and social media feeds in one place. This tutorial will show you how to install newsdash on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites:

To follow this tutorial, you will need the following:

• A computer running Arch Linux
• A terminal application
• An internet connection

Steps:

1. Before we begin, update your system to make sure that all the existing packages are up-to-date. Open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

2. newsdash requires several packages to be installed on your system, run the following command to install them:

sudo pacman -S git python python-pip mongodb nodejs npm

3. Clone the newsdash code from its official Github repository using the below command:

git clone https://github.com/buzz/newsdash.git

4. Move into the downloaded newsdash directory using the below command:

cd newsdash

5. newsdash uses Node.js and npm for managing the front-end dependencies, install all necessary Node.js packages by running the below command:

npm install

6. newsdash uses Python for managing the back-end dependencies using the pip package manager. Install all necessary Python packages by running the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

7. Run the server by using the below command:

./run.sh

8. Once the server starts, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000/.

   • If you are accessing the server from a remote system, replace "localhost" with your remote system’s IP address.

9. newsdash is now ready to use!

Conclusion:

In this tutorial, we went through the steps to install and run newsdash on Arch Linux. You can customize newsdash according to your preference by adding all your favorite news and social media feeds.

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