In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Family Accounting Tool (FACTO) on Manjaro, a popular Linux distribution.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Open the terminal and enter the following command to install Git:
sudo pacman -S git
We also need to install some other dependencies for FACTO. Run this command to install them:
sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-reportlab postgresql qt5-base qt5-tools qt5-svg qt5-websockets
In your terminal, clone the FACTO repository:
git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/facto.git
FACTO stores its data in a PostgreSQL database. We need to create a database for FACTO to use:
sudo -u postgres createdb facto
Navigate to the directory where you cloned the FACTO repository:
cd facto/
Next, install the Python requirements:
pip install -r requirements.txt
In the facto/ directory, copy the default configuration file:
cp config.py.dist config.py
Edit the config.py file to match your PostgreSQL settings:
DATABASE = {
'host': 'localhost',
'port': 5432,
'user': 'postgres',
'password': '',
'dbname': 'facto',
'schema': 'public'
}
In your terminal, run the following command to initialize the database:
python manage.py db upgrade
In your terminal, run the following command to start the application:
python manage.py runserver
You should now be able to access FACTO by navigating to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Family Accounting Tool on Manjaro.
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