Tutorial: How to Install Scrutiny on Clear Linux Latest

Scrutiny is an open-source tool that you can use to monitor the health of your hard drives. It provides a clear visualization of your drive's SMART data and can also detect potential issues before they become major problems. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Scrutiny on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure you have the following:

• A machine running Clear Linux Latest operating system.
• A user account with sudo privileges.
• A stable internet connection.

Installation

Follow the following steps to install Scrutiny on Clear Linux Latest:

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before proceeding, we need to install some required dependencies. Open up a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libudev devpkg-libxslt

This command will install the necessary development packages required to build and run Scrutiny.

Step 2: Install Node.js

Scrutiny is built using Node.js, so we need to install Node.js on our system. Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic

This command will install the latest version of Node.js.

Step 3: Clone the Scrutiny Repository

We need to clone the Scrutiny repository from GitHub. Run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/AnalogJ/scrutiny.git

This command will create a copy of the Scrutiny repository on your local machine.

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Now that we have cloned the repository, we need to install the dependencies that Scrutiny requires. Change your directory to the cloned repository and run the following command:

npm install

This command will install all the necessary dependencies required to run Scrutiny.

Step 5: Start Scrutiny

Once all the dependencies are installed, we need to start Scrutiny. Change your directory to the Scrutiny's root folder and run the following command:

npm start

This command will start Scrutiny.

Step 6: Access Scrutiny

Scrutiny runs on port 3000. Open up your web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://localhost:3000

This will load the Scrutiny dashboard. You can start monitoring your hard drive's health using Scrutiny.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Scrutiny on Clear Linux Latest. With Scrutiny, you can easily monitor your hard drive and detect any potential issues before they cause major problems.

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