How to Install Shiori on Elementary OS Latest

Shiori is a simple and fast bookmark manager that allows you to save, search, and organize your bookmarks. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Shiori on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure that you have the following:

• A computer running Elementary OS Latest
• An active internet connection
• A terminal application

Step 1: Install Go

The first step is to install Go, which is the programming language that Shiori is written in. To install Go, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt install golang-go

This will install Go on your system.

Step 2: Install Shiori

Next, we need to download and install Shiori. Follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the home directory by running the following command:

cd ~

2. Download Shiori by running the following command:

go get -u github.com/go-shiori/shiori/cmd/shiori

3. Wait for the installation process to complete.

Step 3: Create a Configuration File

Now that Shiori is installed on your system, we need to create a configuration file. Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the directory where Shiori is installed by running the following command:

cd ~/go/bin

2. Create a new file called shiori.conf by running the following command:

touch shiori.conf

3. Open the file in a text editor by running the following command:

nano shiori.conf

4. Paste the following configuration code into the file:

[server]
port = 8080

[database]
path = ~/.shiori/db/shiori.db

[security]
encryption_key = CHANGE_ME

5. Save the file and exit the text editor.

Step 4: Start Shiori

With the configuration file in place, we can now start Shiori. Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the directory where Shiori is installed by running the following command:

cd ~/go/bin

2. Run Shiori by running the following command:

./shiori

3. Shiori should now be running. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and set up Shiori on Elementary OS Latest. With Shiori, you can quickly and easily organize all of your bookmarks in one place.

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