Leon is an open source, lightweight, and privacy-respecting personal assistant for Linux. It can perform various tasks such as sending emails, playing music, setting up reminders, and much more.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Leon on MXLinux Latest.
Before you start with the installation process, ensure that you have:
Before installing Leon, we need to install Git, a version control system used to download and install Leon.
To install Git, open the terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git -y
Next, we need to clone the Leon repository from GitHub. To clone the repository, execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/leon-ai/leon.git
Leon is developed using Node.js and requires it to be installed on your system. If you haven't already installed Node.js, you can do so by executing the following commands:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Now that we have installed all the prerequisites, we can proceed with installing Leon. To install Leon, navigate to the Leon directory by executing the following command:
cd leon
Then, install the required dependencies by executing the following command:
npm install
After installing Leon, we need to configure it. We will start by creating a .env file in the Leon directory by executing the following command:
cp .env.example .env
Next, open the .env file using your favorite text editor and make the necessary changes to the configuration. For example, you can change the TTS_LANGUAGE, STT_LANGUAGE, and SMTP_SETTINGS options according to your preferences.
Finally, we can run Leon by executing the following command:
npm start
Once Leon is up and running, you can access it through your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:1337.
In this tutorial, we have guided you through the installation process of Leon on MXLinux Latest. Leon is a powerful and versatile personal assistant that can help you to automate various tasks and improve your productivity. Once installed, you can start exploring its features and customization options.
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