How to Install LinkWarden on Elementary OS Latest

LinkWarden is a tool used to manage website links and categorize them on various preset categories. It's an open-source tool developed by the GitHub user Daniel31x13. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of LinkWarden on your Elementary OS Latest system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, there are a few things we need to ensure:

Installation

Follow the steps below to install LinkWarden on your Elementary OS Latest system:

Step 1: Install dependencies

Open up your terminal and update your system repositories by running the following command:

sudo apt update

Once the update is completed, install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt install libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev

Step 2: Download LinkWarden

In this step, we will download LinkWarden from the official GitHub repository. Use the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Daniel31x13/link-warden.git

Step 3: Build LinkWarden

Before we can use LinkWarden, we need to build it from the source code. Navigate to the cloned repository directory and run the following command:

make

Step 4: Install LinkWarden

To install LinkWarden on your system, run the following command:

sudo make install

Step 5: Start the LinkWarden service

After successfully installing LinkWarden, start the LinkWarden service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start linkwarden

And to enable it at boot, run the following:

sudo systemctl enable linkwarden

Step 6: Verify LinkWarden installation

To verify that LinkWarden is installed and running properly, use the following command to check its status:

sudo systemctl status linkwarden

If LinkWarden is running and there are no errors, the output should indicate that the service is active and running.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LinkWarden on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now start using it to manage your website links and organize them by categories.

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