Libravatar is a free and open-source service that provides globally recognized avatars that can be used on various websites. It allows users to have a single avatar associated with their email address that can be used on different websites that support Libravatar. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Libravatar on POP! OS latest version.
Before we proceed with the installation of Libravatar, make sure that:
To install Libravatar, you need to install some dependencies first. Open the terminal on your POP! OS and run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev python-setuptools python-pip git
Once you have installed the dependencies, you can proceed with the installation of Libravatar. Follow the steps below:
Clone the Libravatar source code from the Github repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/libravatar/libravatar.git
Change the directory to the cloned repository:
cd libravatar
Install Libravatar using pip:
sudo python setup.py install
After installing Libravatar successfully, you need to configure it to work with your email provider. In this step, we will show you how to configure Libravatar to work with Gmail.
Create a new directory for storing the configuration file:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/libravatar
Change the directory to the newly created directory:
cd /etc/libravatar
Create a new configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano libravatar.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
[libravatar]
email_provider = gmail.com
Save and close the configuration file.
After configuring Libravatar, start the service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start libravatar
To verify that Libravatar is installed and running correctly, you can open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/[email protected]
Replace [email protected] with your email address associated with Gmail. If you see your avatar, it means that Libravatar is installed and running correctly.
Libravatar is a useful tool that can save you time and hassle when managing avatars on different websites. In this tutorial, you learned how to install Libravatar on POP! OS and configure it to work with Gmail. Now, you can use a single avatar for all your online accounts that support Libravatar.
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