How to Install Yarr on Linux Mint Latest

Yarr is a feed aggregator for Unix/Linux systems, which allows you to read RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds from various websites in one place. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Yarr on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Linux Mint Latest
• Python 3.x
• pip package manager
• git

Step 1 - Installing Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies that are required for Yarr. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-venv python3-pip git curl libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libz-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev

Step 2 - Cloning Yarr Repository

Next, we need to clone Yarr repository from GitHub. To do so, run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/nkanaev/yarr.git

This will clone the Yarr repository in the current directory.

Step 3 - Creating Python Virtual Environment

We will now create a virtual environment for Yarr to avoid any dependency conflicts with the system packages. Run the following commands in the terminal:

cd yarr
python3 -m venv yarrenv

This will create a virtual environment in the yarrenv directory.

Step 4 - Activating the Virtual Environment

We will now activate the virtual environment we just created. Run the following command in the terminal:

source yarrenv/bin/activate

This will activate the virtual environment and the terminal prompt will change.

Step 5 - Installing Yarr Dependencies

Next, we need to install the required dependencies for Yarr. Run the following command in the terminal:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the required packages for Yarr.

Step 6 - Setting Up the Configuration

Finally, we need to set up the configuration for Yarr. Run the following command in the terminal:

cp config.py.sample config.py

This will create a copy of the sample configuration file.

Step 7 - Running Yarr

We are now ready to run Yarr. Run the following command in the terminal:

python3 yarr.py

This will start Yarr and you will be able to access it in your web browser by going to http://localhost:5000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Yarr on your Linux Mint Latest system. You can now add your favorite feeds to Yarr and read them in one place.

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