Inventaire is a free, open source tool for cataloging your personal library. It is designed to keep track of your books, CDs, DVDs, and any other personal collection you may have. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Inventaire on Linux Mint.
Before we proceed, you will need the following:
Inventaire is built on Node.js, so we need to install it first. Follow the steps below:
Open the terminal window.
Type the following command to update the package manager:
sudo apt-get update
Once the update completes, run this command to install Node.js:
sudo apt-get install nodejs
Verify the installation using the following command:
node -v
You should see the version number of the installed Node.js.
Now that we have Node.js installed let's proceed to install Inventaire. Follow the steps below:
Open the terminal window.
Run this command to download the latest version of the Inventaire:
git clone https://github.com/inventaire/inventaire.git
Navigate to the directory where you just cloned the repository to:
cd inventaire
Install the required modules using the following command:
npm install
Once the installation completes, we need to build the application using the following command:
npm run build
After the build process completes, we can start the application with the following command:
npm start
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Inventaire on your Linux Mint machine.
We have completed the installation process for Inventaire on your Linux Mint machine. You should now be able to run and use your personal library cataloging tool. Enjoy!
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