Gigablast is an open-source search engine that can be installed on Linux operating systems like Manjaro. Here's a step-by-step guide to install Gigablast on your Manjaro system:
Before you can install Gigablast on your Manjaro system, you must have the following prerequisites:
To install Gigablast on your Manjaro operating system, follow these steps:
Open the terminal on your Manjaro system.
Run the following command to update the package manager:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will update the package manager and ensure that your system is up-to-date.
Install the dependencies required for Gigablast using the following command:
sudo pacman -S git make gcc
Clone the Gigablast repository using git by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/gigablast/open-source-search-engine.git gigablast
This will create a new 'gigablast' directory in your current working directory that contains the Gigablast source code.
Navigate into the newly created directory using the following command:
cd gigablast
Run the make command to compile Gigablast using the following command:
make
This will compile Gigablast on your system.
Once the compilation process is completed, start the search engine using the following command:
./gb
This will start the Gigablast search engine on your Manjaro system, and you can access it at http://localhost:8000/search.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and setup Gigablast on your Manjaro operating system. Now you can use it to search for anything you want!
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