NewsBlur is a popular RSS feed reader that allows users to read and aggregate content from different sources on the web. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install NewsBlur on Linux Mint.
Before starting with the installation process, it is important to make sure that your system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following two commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
NewsBlur requires Python and pip packages to run. We will first install these dependencies.
First, install python and python-dev packages:
sudo apt install python python-dev
Next, install pip:
sudo apt install python-pip
Once pip is installed, upgrade it to the latest version:
sudo pip install --upgrade pip
Now that we have installed the necessary dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of NewsBlur.
Clone the NewsBlur repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur.git
Change to the NewsBlur directory:
cd NewsBlur
Install NewsBlur:
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
Once the installation is complete, start NewsBlur:
python manage.py runserver
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access NewsBlur.
That's it! You have successfully installed NewsBlur on your Linux Mint system.
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