Glowing Bear is a web-based IRC client that runs in your browser. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Glowing Bear on Manjaro using GitHub.
Before you proceed with the installation process, you should have the following:
Launch a terminal emulator and update your system packages by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Enter your system password when prompted.
To install Glowing Bear, you need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm git
Enter your system password when prompted.
Clone the Glowing Bear repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear.git
This will create a new directory called glowing-bear in your current working directory.
Navigate to the glowing-bear directory by running the following command:
cd glowing-bear
Then, install the required packages by running:
npm install
This should take a few minutes to complete.
To start the Glowing Bear server, run the following command:
npm start
This will start the server and provide you with a URL to access Glowing Bear on your web browser.
Open up your preferred web browser and enter the following URL in the address bar:
http://localhost:8080
You should now be able to use Glowing Bear to connect to your IRC channels.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Glowing Bear on your Manjaro system using GitHub.
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