NewsDash is a dashboard that shows news headlines in real-time. It is an open-source project available on GitHub. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of NewsDash on your Linux Mint Latest.
Before you proceed with the installation, ensure you have the following requirements:
Open the terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and execute the following command to update the package information:
sudo apt-get update
Install the required software packages by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install git nodejs npm
Change the directory to where you want to store NewsDash on your system by running the following command:
cd /path/to/your/directory
Clone the NewsDash repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/buzz/newsdash.git
Change the directory to the cloned directory by running the following command:
cd newsdash/
Install the dependencies required by NewsDash by running the following command:
npm install
This may take a few minutes to complete.
Start the NewsDash server by running the following command:
npm start
This will start the NewsDash server on port 3000.
Open your favorite web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the NewsDash dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed NewsDash on your Linux Mint Latest system. You can now enjoy real-time news headlines on your NewsDash dashboard.
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