Asciinema is a powerful and open-source platform for recording terminal sessions and sharing them with others. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Asciinema on FreeBSD Latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
We recommend updating the system packages before installing Asciinema. To do this, run the following command:
pkg update && pkg upgrade
Asciinema requires certain dependencies to work properly. You can install them using the following command:
pkg install -y python3 py37-pip gettext git-lite
Clone the Asciinema repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server.git
Then, move to the newly cloned directory:
cd asciinema-server
To install Asciinema, use pip3:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
pip3 install --editable .
To start Asciinema, run the following command:
asciinema-web start
Your Asciinema instance should now be up and running. You can access it on http://localhost:4000 from your web browser.
You have successfully installed Asciinema on FreeBSD Latest. You can now enjoy recording and sharing your terminal sessions with others using this powerful open-source tool.
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