ReleaseBell is a handy tool to get desktop notifications about your favorite GitHub releases. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process for ReleaseBell on NetBSD.
Open a Terminal or shell prompt.
Install the required dependencies using pkgin by running the command:
sudo pkgin -y install nodejs npm
This will install Node.js and NPM (Node Package Manager), which are the required dependencies to install ReleaseBell.
Download the ReleaseBell source code from its official website, which can be found at https://releasebell.com/.
Extract the downloaded archive to a directory of your choice using the tar command. For example:
tar -xvf releasebell-1.0.0.tar.gz
Navigate to the extracted directory using the cd command:
cd releasebell-1.0.0
Install the required packages for ReleaseBell by running the command:
npm install
Finally, you can start ReleaseBell by running the following command in the project directory:
node index.js
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started ReleaseBell on NetBSD. Now you can configure it to your liking and receive desktop notifications about your favorite GitHub releases.
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