ActivityWatch is a free and open-source time-tracking and productivity tool that helps you monitor and analyze how you spend your time on your devices. This tutorial will guide you on how to install ActivityWatch on Kali Linux latest.
Before you start with the installation process, ensure that you have the following:
The first step is to ensure that all dependencies required by the ActivityWatch are installed on your system. Run the following commands in the terminal window to update and upgrade your system packages:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Then, install the dependencies with the following command:
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-venv git libffi-dev libssl-dev python3-dev
After installing the dependencies, you need to clone the ActivityWatch repository from GitHub. Use the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch.git
Navigate to the activitywatch directory that was created on your system and create a virtual environment using the following commands:
cd activitywatch
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
Once you're in the virtual environment, you can now install the ActivityWatch using the following command:
pip3 install -e .
To start the ActivityWatch server, type the following command:
aw-server
This will start the server and open a web application in your browser at http://localhost:5600. You can access the ActivityWatch dashboard from this link.
You have successfully installed ActivityWatch on your Kali Linux machine. You can now use the tool to monitor and analyze how you spend your time on your devices. Happy productivity!
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