Installing Overleaf on Manjaro

Overleaf is a popular online LaTeX editor used for writing and publishing scientific documents. Here's how you can install Overleaf on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before installing Overleaf, make sure you have the following dependencies installed.

• git
• python
• python-pip
• nodejs
• npm

You can install these dependencies by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S git python python-pip nodejs npm

Installation

To install Overleaf on Manjaro, you need to follow these steps:

1. Clone the git repository of Overleaf using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/overleaf/overleaf.git

2. Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the downloaded folder:

cd overleaf

3. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

npm install

4. Install the grunt-cli globally using the following command:

sudo npm install --global grunt-cli

5. Run the grunt build using the following command:

grunt build

6. Run Overleaf using the following command:

grunt run

This should launch the Overleaf editor in your default web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Overleaf on Manjaro. Now, you can start creating and publishing scientific documents using Overleaf.

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