Tipi is a command-line tool that allows you to quickly access your favorite websites by creating shortcuts. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Tipi on Manjaro, a distribution of Linux.
Before you begin, you need to have Manjaro installed on your computer. You also need to have a working internet connection.
Follow these steps to install Tipi on Manjaro:
Open the terminal. You can do this by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
Update the package list:
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S git nodejs npm
git clone https://github.com/meienberger/runtipi.git
cd runtipi
npm install -g .
This will install Tipi globally on your system.
tipi --version
You should see the version number of Tipi.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tipi on Manjaro.
To use Tipi, type tipi followed by the shortcut name of the website you want to visit. For example:
tipi reddit
This will open Reddit in your default web browser.
You can also add new shortcuts by editing the ~/.tipi file:
nano ~/.tipi
Add the following line:
some_website = https://www.example.com
Replace some_website with the name of the shortcut and https://www.example.com with the URL of the website.
Save the file and run tipi some_website to visit the website.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tipi on Manjaro. Tipi is a useful tool that can save you time by allowing you to quickly access your favorite websites.
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