How to Install Dispatch on POP! OS Latest?

Introduction

Dispatch is a CLI for managing GitHub notifications. It's open-source and available on GitHub. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Dispatch on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Open a Terminal

On the keyboard, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal. Alternatively, you can search for "Terminal" in the Activities search bar and click on the application icon.

Step 2: Install Pip

Dispatch requires pip, a package installer for Python. To install pip, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install python3-pip

Step 3: Install Dispatch

Once pip is installed, you can proceed to install Dispatch with the following command:

sudo pip3 install dispatch-cli

Step 4: Authenticate with GitHub

Dispatch requires you to authenticate with GitHub. To do so, run the following command:

dispatch auth --github

The command will open your web browser and prompt you to login to GitHub. After logging in, you will be asked to authorize Dispatch to access your account. Grant access by clicking on the "Authorize" button.

Step 5: Use Dispatch

With Dispatch installed and authenticated, you can start using it to manage your GitHub notifications.

For example, to list all unread notifications, run the following command:

dispatch ls -u

You can find more commands and their usage in the official Dispatch documentation.

Conclusion

This tutorial has guided you through the process of installing Dispatch on POP! OS Latest. You can now use Dispatch to manage your GitHub notifications from your command line.

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