Tutorial: How to Install Family Accounting Tool on EndeavourOS Latest

Introduction

Family Accounting Tool, also known as FACTO, is an open-source personal finance management tool that can help you keep track of your income, expenses, and savings. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of FACTO on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that you have the following requirements:

• A computer running EndeavourOS Latest
• A stable internet connection
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow the steps below to install FACTO on EndeavourOS Latest:

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Open the terminal and run the following commands to install the required dependencies:

$ sudo pacman -S python-pip python-django python-psycopg2 python-pillow python-reportlab python-xlsxwriter git

Step 2: Download FACTO

Clone the FACTO repository from GitHub by running the following command:

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

Step 3: Create a Virtual Environment

Now, create a virtual environment for FACTO in the cloned directory:

$ cd facto
$ sudo pip install virtualenv
$ virtualenv env
$ source env/bin/activate

Step 4: Install FACTO

Now, install FACTO by running the following command:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Configure the Database

By default, FACTO uses PostgreSQL as the database. If you don't have PostgreSQL installed, run the following command:

$ sudo pacman -S postgresql

Create a new PostgreSQL database user by running the following commands:

$ sudo -iu postgres 
$ createuser -d -P facto_user 

Enter a password for the new user when prompted. Finally, edit the database credentials in the FACTO settings file by running the following command:

$ nano accounter/settings.py

Edit the following lines with your database credentials:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
        'NAME': 'facto_db',
        'USER': 'facto_user',
        'PASSWORD': 'your_password',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '',
    }
}

Step 6: Perform Initial Database Setup

Run the following command to apply the initial database migrations:

$ python manage.py migrate

Step 7: Start FACTO

Finally, run the following command to start the FACTO development server:

$ python manage.py runserver

Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8000/ to access the FACTO login page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the step-by-step guide to install FACTO on EndeavourOS Latest. With a little effort and familiarity with the Linux command line, you can successfully set up a personal finance management system on your local machine.

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