How to Install Quizmaster on Manjaro

Quizmaster is a free and open-source web application to create and manage quizzes. It is available on GitHub and can be easily installed on Manjaro. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Quizmaster on Manjaro using the command line interface.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Manjaro Linux Operating System
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command-line interface

Step 1: Install required dependencies

Quizmaster requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:

• Python3
• pip3
• git
• Virtualenv

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

sudo pacman -S python-pip git python-virtualenv

Step 2: Clone the Quizmaster repository

The next step is to clone the Quizmaster repository from GitHub. Open your terminal and run the following command to clone the repository.

git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/quizmaster.git

This will create a local copy of the Quizmaster repository on your machine.

Step 3: Create a virtual environment

Now that you have cloned the Quizmaster repository, you need to create a virtual environment to install the application's dependencies. Run the following command in the terminal.

virtualenv --python=python3 env

This will create a new virtual environment named env with Python3 as the default interpreter.

Step 4: Activate the virtual environment

Before installing the application's dependencies, you need to activate the virtual environment you just created. Run the following command in the terminal.

source env/bin/activate

This will activate the virtual environment.

Step 5: Install the Quizmaster dependencies

Now that you have activated the virtual environment, you can install the application's dependencies. Run the following command in the terminal.

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the dependencies needed to run Quizmaster.

Step 6: Configure the application settings

The final step is to configure the application settings. Copy the quizmaster/settings/local.py.example file to quizmaster/settings/local.py and update the settings according to your needs.

cp quizmaster/settings/local.py.example quizmaster/settings/local.py

Step 7: Run the application

You can now run the application by executing the following command.

./manage.py runserver

This will start the server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

You can now access Quizmaster on your Manjaro machine by navigating to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Quizmaster on your Manjaro machine. You can now create and manage quizzes using this web application.

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