In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Newsdash, which is an open-source news aggregator created in Python, on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have the following:
Firstly, you need to install the required dependencies to run Newsdash. Open up a terminal and run the following command to install them:
sudo pacman -S git python-flask python-lxml python-beautifulsoup4 python-feedparser python-tz
Next, you need to clone the Newsdash repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/buzz/newsdash.git
This will download the latest version of Newsdash to your local machine.
After downloading the repository, navigate to the directory where this is located. Edit the config.py file found in the newsdash directory with your desired settings:
# Configuration Settings
DEBUG = False
SECRET_KEY = 'CHANGE_THIS_KEY'
DATABASE = '/tmp/newsdash.db'
Make sure to replace the SECRET_KEY value with a unique secret key.
Once you’ve configured Newsdash, go to the newsdash directory in the terminal and run the following command to start the Newsdash server:
python3 newsdash.py
This will start the Newsdash server, and you can access it by visiting http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have now installed Newsdash on EndeavourOS Latest. You can customize and improve Newsdash to suit your needs. We hope this guide has helped you install the application.
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