How to Install Kibitzr on EndeavourOS Latest

Kibitzr is a tool that helps you keep track of changes on websites by monitoring changes in their content and notifying you when updates occur. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Kibitzr on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that:

• You are running EndeavourOS Latest.
• You have root privileges.

Step 1 - Install Python

Kibitzr is a Python-based tool; therefore, we need to install Python on our system. To do that, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S python

Step 2 - Install Pip

Next, we need to install pip, a package manager for Python. To install it, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S python-pip

Step 3 - Install Kibitzr

Now we can install Kibitzr. To do that, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pip install kibitzr

Step 4 - Verify Kibitzr Installation

To verify that Kibitzr has been installed successfully, run the following command:

kibitzr --version

This command should display the version number of Kibitzr installed on your system.

Step 5 - Configure Kibitzr

Now we need to configure Kibitzr to monitor the websites we want. First, we need to create a configuration file. In your terminal, run the following command:

kibitzr init

This will create a configuration file named kibitzr.yml in your current directory.

Next, open the configuration file in your favorite text editor and add the websites you want to monitor. For example, to monitor the website https://www.example.com, you can add the following section to your configuration file:

- name: example
  url: https://www.example.com
  dom:
    - '#content'

Save the configuration file when you finish.

Step 6 - Run Kibitzr

To start monitoring the websites you have defined in your configuration file, run the following command:

kibitzr

Kibitzr will run in the foreground and display the updates it detects. If you want to run Kibitzr in the background, you can use the following command instead:

kibitzr start

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Kibitzr on EndeavourOS Latest and configure it to monitor websites. With Kibitzr, you can keep track of changes on your favorite websites and stay up-to-date on the latest news and information.

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