How to Install Family Accounting Tool on Elementary OS Latest

Family Accounting Tool, also known as FACTO, is a free and open-source personal finance manager designed for families. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install FACTO on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation of FACTO, we need to ensure that our system is up to date. Open the Terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Steps to Install FACTO

1. First, install the dependencies required to build FACTO. Enter the following command in the Terminal:

   sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-dev python3-gi python3-cairo gir1.2-gtk-3.0 libpq-dev
   

2. Next, clone the FACTO repository from Github. Enter the following command in the Terminal to navigate to the desired directory where you want to clone the repository:

   cd /path/to/desired/directory
   

3. Clone the FACTO repository by entering the following command in the Terminal:

   git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/facto.git
   

4. Navigate to the FACTO directory by entering the following command in the Terminal:

   cd facto
   

5. Create a virtual environment for FACTO by entering the following command in the Terminal:

   python3 -m venv env
   

6. Activate the virtual environment by entering the following command in the Terminal:

   source env/bin/activate
   

7. Install the required Python packages using pip. Enter the following command in the Terminal:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

8. Install PostgreSQL, which is required to run FACTO. Run the following command in the Terminal to install PostgreSQL:

   sudo apt install postgresql
   

9. Create a PostgreSQL user for the FACTO database by entering the following command in the Terminal:

   sudo -u postgres createuser --interactive
   

   Follow the prompts to create the user.

10. Set a password for the PostgreSQL user by entering the following command in the Terminal:

    sudo -u postgres psql
    

    postgres=# \password username
    

    Replace "username" with the name you chose for your PostgreSQL user.

11. Create a database for FACTO by entering the following command in the Terminal:

    sudo -u postgres createdb facto_db
    

12. Edit the config.py file to specify the correct database settings. Enter the following command in the Terminal to open the file:

    nano config.py
    

    Modify the following parameters:

    DB_NAME = 'facto_db'
    DB_USER = 'username'
    DB_PASSWORD = 'password'
    

    Replace "username" and "password" with the name and password you chose for your PostgreSQL user.

13. Create the necessary tables in the FACTO database by entering the following command in the Terminal:

    python manage.py create_all
    

14. Launch FACTO by entering the following command in the Terminal:

    python manage.py runserver
    

    Access FACTO by visiting http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Family Accounting Tool (FACTO) on Elementary OS Latest.

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