Installing LibreNews on Elementary OS Latest

LibreNews is a news aggregator that provides news from various sources around the world. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install LibreNews on Elementary OS latest version.

Step 1: Download the LibreNews package

Firstly, we need to download the LibreNews package from the official website. To do that, we can follow the below steps:

  1. Go to the LibreNews website at https://librenews.io/.
  2. Click on the "Download" button located on the top right corner of the page.
  3. Select the appropriate version of LibreNews for your system. In this tutorial, we will be downloading the latest version for Elementary OS.
  4. Once the download is complete, the package should be located in your Downloads folder.

Step 2: Install the LibreNews package

After downloading the LibreNews package, we need to install it on our system. To do that, we can follow the below steps:

  1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard.

  2. Navigate to the directory where the LibreNews package is located. For example, if the package is located in the Downloads folder, we can navigate to it by entering the following command:

    cd Downloads
    
  3. Extract the package by entering the following command:

    sudo tar -xvf librenews-0.5.5.tar.gz
    

    Note: Replace "librenews-0.5.5.tar.gz" with the name of the LibreNews package you downloaded.

  4. Navigate to the extracted package directory by entering the following command:

    cd librenews-0.5.5
    

    Note: Replace "librenews-0.5.5" with the name of the extracted package directory.

  5. Install the package by entering the following command:

    sudo dpkg -i librenews.deb
    
  6. Wait for the installation process to complete.

Step 3: Launch and use LibreNews

Once the installation is complete, we can launch LibreNews from the Applications menu or by entering the following command in the terminal:

librenews

After launching LibreNews, we can configure our preferred news sources and layout. From here, we can use LibreNews to read and stay up-to-date with the latest news from around the world.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we went through the steps to install LibreNews on Elementary OS latest version. Now that you have LibreNews installed and set up, you can enjoy your news in a user-friendly interface.

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