How to Install Kibitzr on MXLinux Latest

Introduction

Kibitzr is an open-source application that helps you to monitor web pages and get notified about changes. It can be used for several use cases such as website monitoring, mail alerts, social media updates, currency conversion rates, the stock market, and so on.

In this tutorial, we will see how to install Kibitzr on MXLinux Latest. We will use the command-line interface to install Kibitzr.

Prerequisites

• MXLinux Latest (with sudo access)
• Command-line interface

Step 1 - Download and Install Kibitzr

1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

2. Update your system packages by running the following command:

   sudo apt update
   

3. Install the necessary packages by running the following command:

   sudo apt install libffi-dev libssl-dev python3-dev python3-pip
   

4. Once the installation completes, you can proceed to install Kibitzr by running the following command:

   sudo pip3 install kibitzr
   

5. After the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by running the following command:

   kibitzr --version
   

   The output should display the current version of Kibitzr.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kibitzr on MXLinux Latest.

Step 2 - Configure Kibitzr

By default, Kibitzr creates a configuration file under the ~/.kibitzr.yaml directory. You can customize this configuration file based on your requirements.

1. To create a basic configuration file, run the following command:

   kibitzr init
   

   This command creates a kibitzr.yaml file under the ~/.kibitzr.yaml directory.

2. Open the kibitzr.yaml file using your favorite text editor.

   nano ~/.kibitzr.yaml
   

3. You can now add the urls that you want to monitor in the configuration file. For example, to monitor the Google homepage for changes, add the following code:

   checks:
   - name: google_homepage
     url: https://www.google.com
     extractors:
       - type: css
         expression: title
     triggers:
       - type: change
   

   This configuration monitors the Google homepage for any changes in the title tag.

4. Save and close the file.

Step 3 - Run Kibitzr

1. To run Kibitzr, use the following command:

   kibitzr
   

   Kibitzr will start monitoring the url specified in the configuration file.

2. To stop Kibitzr, press Ctrl + C.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we saw how to install and configure Kibitzr on MXLinux Latest. Using Kibitzr, you can monitor web pages and get notified about changes. You can explore the Kibitzr documentation to learn more about its features and advanced usage.

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