How to install Tasks on Debian Latest

Tasks is a command-line based task manager for Linux. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Tasks on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

1. A Debian latest system or VM.
2. Basic command-line proficiency.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Tasks, you need to install some dependencies. Run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall git libncurses5-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev

Step 2: Clone the Repository

After installing the dependencies, you need to clone the Tasks repository. Run the following command in your terminal to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/m1guelpf/tasks.git

Step 3: Build and Install Tasks

After cloning the repository, navigate to the Tasks directory and run the following commands to build and install Tasks:

cd tasks
make
sudo make install

Step 4: Check if Tasks is Installed

After installing Tasks, verify its installation by running the following command in your terminal:

tasks

If it returns a list of command-line options, then Tasks is successfully installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tasks on Debian Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Tasks on Debian Latest. Tasks is a simple yet powerful task manager that can be used to manage your tasks and to-do lists.

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