Installing Stringer on EndeavourOS Latest

Stringer is an RSS reader that allows you to read news articles and blog posts from various sources in a single interface. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Stringer on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to have the following:

• EndeavourOS Latest installed
• A terminal window open

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Stringer on your EndeavourOS Latest:

1. Update your system packages:

sudo pacman -Syu

2. Install Git to clone Stringer repository:

sudo pacman -S git

3. Install Ruby and the necessary dependencies:

sudo pacman -S ruby ruby-passenger

4. Install the Nano text editor:

sudo pacman -S nano

5. Clone the Stringer repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/stringer-rss/stringer.git

6. Change the directory to the Stringer folder:

cd stringer

7. Create a database.yml configuration file:

nano config/database.yml

8. Enter the following database configuration details in the file:

development:
  adapter: sqlite3
  database: db/development.sqlite3
  pool: 5
  timeout: 5000
  username:
  password:
  encoding: utf8
  host:
  port:
  socket:

9. Save and close the file.

10. Install the necessary gems:

bundle install

11. Migrate the database:

rake db:migrate

12. Create a user:

rake "users:create[admin,admin@example.com,password,1]"

13. Start Stringer:

rails s

14. Open a web browser and go to:

http://localhost:3000

15. Log in using the credentials you created in step 12.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Stringer on your EndeavourOS Latest. You can now add feeds and start reading your news articles and blog posts from the Stringer interface.

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