Activity Watch is an open-source and privacy-focused productivity tracker that tracks your time spent on your operating system without invading your privacy. It works by logging all of your keystrokes and mouse movements, and then aggregates the data to give you insights into how you're spending your time.
In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps to install ActivityWatch on MXLinux Latest.
Before we can install ActivityWatch, we need to install some dependencies that are required for it to work properly. Open the terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y curl python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel
This command will install the required dependencies.
Now that we have all the dependencies installed, we can proceed to install ActivityWatch. Open the terminal and type the following command:
pip3 install activitywatch
This command will install ActivityWatch on your system.
Once ActivityWatch is installed, we need to start its service. Open the terminal and type the following command:
systemctl --user start aw-qt aw-server
This command will start the ActivityWatch service on your system.
To ensure that the ActivityWatch service starts up automatically during boot, let's enable it. Open the terminal and enter the following command:
systemctl --user enable aw-qt aw-server
This command will enable the ActivityWatch service.
Finally, to verify that ActivityWatch is running on your system, open a web browser and go to http://localhost:5600
. You should see the ActivityWatch dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed ActivityWatch on MXLinux Latest. Enjoy using it to track your productivity while protecting your privacy!
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