Installing Pastila on EndeavourOS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Pastila on your EndeavourOS system. Pastila is a lightweight Pomodoro timer that runs on the system tray and provides a simple and efficient way to manage your work sessions.

Step 1: Installing dependencies

Start by installing the dependencies required to build and run Pastila. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git meson ninja vala gtk3 libnotify

Step 2: Cloning the repository

Next, clone the Pastila repository to your local machine. Open the terminal and navigate to your desired directory. Then run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/PastilaTheGreat/pastila.git

This will create a pastila directory in your current location containing the source code.

Step 3: Building and installing Pastila

Navigate to the pastila directory, and use Meson to configure the build environment. Run the following commands:

cd pastila/
meson setup build --prefix=/usr

This will configure the build environment in a new directory called build. Next, build and install Pastila:

cd build
ninja
sudo ninja install

This will build the executable and install it to your system. After this, Pastila should be installed on your EndeavourOS system.

Step 4: Launching Pastila

Finally, launch Pastila by executing the following command:

pastila

Or, you can search for Pastila in your system's application menu and launch it from there.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Pastila on your EndeavourOS system. Pastila is now ready to be used for managing your work sessions. Enjoy!

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