Gigablast is an open-source search engine that provides fast and accurate search results. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Gigablast on Linux Mint Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, ensure that your system has the following prerequisites:
Open the terminal and download the latest version of Gigablast using the following command:
wget https://github.com/gigablast/open-source-search-engine/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.0.tar.gz
Gigablast requires several dependencies, including gcc, make, libssl and zlib1g-dev. You can install these dependencies by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc make libssl-dev zlib1g-dev
Once the dependencies are installed, extract the Gigablast archive using the following command:
tar -xzf v1.0.0.tar.gz
Move to the extracted directory and compile Gigablast using the following command:
cd open-source-search-engine-1.0.0/
make
After the compilation is completed successfully, install Gigablast using the following command:
sudo make install
Before running Gigablast, you need to configure it properly. Copy the sample configuration file gb.conf.sample to gb.conf using the following command:
cp gb.conf.sample gb.conf
Edit the configuration file and set the proper values for root, maxqueryterms, queryresults, and indexstats.
Finally, start Gigablast using the following command:
./bin/gb
Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your web browser and you should see the Gigablast homepage.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Gigablast on Linux Mint Latest.
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