How to Install KitchenOwl on Manjaro

KitchenOwl is a free recipe management software that allows you to easily organize and access all of your favorite recipes. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install KitchenOwl on your Manjaro operating system.

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing any new software on your Manjaro, it is important to update your system:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Git

KitchenOwl requires Git to be installed on your system. If not already installed on your Manjaro, you can install Git using the following command:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 3: Clone the KitchenOwl source code repository

After Git is installed, you can clone the KitchenOwl source code repository to your system using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/tombursch/kitchenowl.git

Step 4: Install necessary dependencies

To run KitchenOwl, you will need to install the necessary dependencies. To do so, you can use the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Step 5: Install KitchenOwl

After all dependencies are installed, you can now install KitchenOwl by navigating to the cloned repository's directory and running npm install:

cd kitchenowl
npm install

Step 6: Start KitchenOwl

After KitchenOwl is installed, you can start it with the following command:

npm start

This will launch the application. You can access the application at http://localhost:3000/.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed KitchenOwl on your Manjaro operating system!

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