How to Install Sigal on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Sigal is an easy-to-use static gallery generator written in Python. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Sigal on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing Sigal, you need to ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

If you don't have Pip installed, you can install it using the following command:

sudo dnf install python3-pip

Installing Sigal

Now that you have met the prerequisites, you can proceed with the installation of Sigal.

  1. First, open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard.

  2. Next, use the following command to install Sigal:

    sudo pip3 install sigal
    
  3. After the installation is complete, you can use the following command to check that Sigal has been installed correctly:

    sigal --version
    

    This should display the version of Sigal that you have just installed.

Creating a Sigal Gallery

With Sigal installed, you can now create your own static gallery by following these steps:

  1. Create a directory for your gallery:

    mkdir my-gallery
    cd my-gallery
    
  2. Now, use the following command to create a basic gallery structure:

    sigal init
    
  3. Next, place your photos in the input directory. You can add subdirectories to organize your photos.

  4. Use the following command to generate your gallery:

    sigal build
    
  5. Once the generation process is complete, you can open your gallery by opening the index.html file in your web browser.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Sigal on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS and created a basic gallery. You can customize your gallery further by editing the configuration file located in the sigal.conf.py file.

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