How to Install DailyTxT on Fedora Server

DailyTxt is a python script that allows you to write a daily journal in a plain text file. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install DailyTxt on Fedora Server.

Pre-requisites

Before we get started with the installation, you need to ensure that your system is up-to-date and has Git and Python 3 installed.

To update your system's packages, run the command below:

sudo dnf update

To install Git and Python 3, run:

sudo dnf install git python3

Installation

Follow the steps below to install DailyTxt:

1. Clone the DailyTxt repository using the command below:

   git clone https://github.com/PhiTux/DailyTxT.git
   

2. Change your working directory to DailyTxt:

   cd DailyTxT
   

3. (Optional) Create a Virtual Environment:

   This step is optional but recommended. A virtual environment helps to isolate the dependencies and packages required for DailyTxt.

   To create a virtual environment, run the command below:

   python3 -m venv venv
   

   Activate the virtual environment using:

   source venv/bin/activate
   

4. Install Required Dependencies:

   To install the packages required by DailyTxt, run:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

5. Add DailyTxt Command:

   Run the command below to add DailyTxt as a command on your system:

   sudo ln -s $PWD/dailytxt /usr/local/bin/dailytxt
   

   This command creates a symbolic link of DailyTxt script in the /usr/local/bin directory.

6. Verify Installation:

   To verify that DailyTxt is installed correctly, run:

   dailytxt --help
   

   This command should show the DailyTxt help documentation.

Congratulations, DailyTxt is now installed on your Fedora Server.

Usage

To use DailyTxt, follow the instructions below:

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to store your daily journals.

2. Run the command below to start writing your daily journal:

   dailytxt
   

   This command launches an editor where you can write your daily journal in plain text.

3. When you are done writing your journal, save and close the editor.

4. Done! Your daily journal is saved in a text file named with today's date (example: 20220209.txt).

Conclusion

DailyTxt is a simple and useful tool to write your daily journals in plain text. In this tutorial, we showed you how to install DailyTxt on Fedora Server and use it to write your daily journals.

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