Blog is an open-source static website generator that converts Markdown files into a website. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Blog from the source code on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that Elementary OS Latest is up-to-date with the latest packages.
First, we need to install the required dependencies to build and run Blog. Open a Terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y git ruby ruby-dev rubygems build-essential
This command will install Git, Ruby, RubyGems, and Build Essential.
We need to clone the source code of Blog from GitHub. To do that, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/m1k1o/blog.git
This will create a directory named blog in the current directory.
Next, we need to install Bundler, a package manager for Ruby. This will install all the required gems for Blog. Run the following commands:
cd blog
sudo gem install bundler
Now that we have Bundler installed, let's install all the required gems for Blog. Run the following command:
bundle install
This will install all the required gems in a new directory named vendor.
We have everything installed now, and we are ready to generate the Blog website. Run the following command:
bundle exec jekyll build
This command will create a new directory named _site in the current directory. This directory contains the generated HTML files for Blog.
We can now serve the generated Blog website locally. Run the following command:
bundle exec jekyll serve
This command will start a local web server on port 4000. Visit http://localhost:4000 in your web browser to see your Blog website.
In this tutorial, we have seen how to install Blog from the source code on Elementary OS Latest. Blog is now installed and configured, and you can start creating your Blog posts by adding Markdown files to the _posts directory.
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