In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install PineDocs on Elementary OS Latest. PineDocs is a simple and elegant document manager for Linux systems, designed for PinePhone.
Before we get started with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before you install PineDocs, you need to install some dependencies that are required for it to work properly. Open the terminal using the shortcut CTRL + ALT + T and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libsqlite3-dev git
This command will update the package lists and install libgtk-3-dev, libsqlite3-dev, git packages.
The next step is to clone the PineDocs repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the PineDocs repo:
git clone https://github.com/xy2z/PineDocs.git
Once the cloning process is complete, move to the PineDocs directory using the following command:
cd PineDocs
Now we have to build PineDocs from source using meson and ninja. Make sure that you have meson and ninja installed on your system. If not, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y meson ninja-build
Now, run the following commands to build PineDocs from source:
meson _build
cd _build
ninja
This will create a _build directory and build the PineDocs application in that directory.
To install PineDocs, run the following command:
sudo ninja install
This command will install the PineDocs application on your system. Once the installation process is complete, you can run PineDocs from the Applications menu.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PineDocs on Elementary OS Latest. PineDocs is a great application to manage your documents on Linux, and it is specifically designed for PinePhone. We hope that you find this guide helpful!
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