Newspipe is a tool that aggregates RSS feeds and displays them in an easy-to-read format. It is available on multiple platforms, including Linux. If you’re using POP! OS Latest on your system, this tutorial will help you install Newspipe seamlessly.
Before you start with the installation of Newspipe, make sure to have the following:
First, you need to install Git, a version control system that will help you download and manage the Newspipe source code. To install Git, open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
Enter your sudo password and allow the installation to complete.
Next, you need to install a few dependencies to compile and run Newspipe. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv postgresql
Allow the installation to complete.
Newspipe uses PostgreSQL as its database backend, so you’ll need to set it up before proceeding with the installation. Run the following command to create a new user and database for Newspipe:
sudo -u postgres createuser --createdb --createrole --login newspipe
sudo -u postgres createdb -O newspipe newspipe
Enter your sudo password and continue.
You will also need to install the psycopg2 dependency for PostgreSQL by typing:
sudo apt-get install python-psycopg2 python3-psycopg2
Now that you have Git and PostgreSQL set up, you are ready to clone the Newspipe repository. To do that, type the following command in your terminal:
git clone https://git.sr.ht/~cedric/newspipe.git
This command will clone the repository to your current working directory.
Navigate to the Newspipe repository directory and create a virtual environment by running the command given below:
cd newspipe
python3 -m venv env
This command will create a venv directory. Activate the environment by running:
source env/bin/activate
This will change your terminal prompt to include the name of the virtual environment.
With the virtual environment activated, install the dependencies needed for Newspipe with the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run the following command to perform the initial configuration:
python manage.py init
This command will create the necessary tables in the database and perform other initialization steps.
You’re now ready to run Newspipe. Issue the following command in the terminal:
python manage.py runserver
Now, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5000/. You should now see the Newspipe user interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Newspipe on POP! OS Latest. You can add RSS feeds to Newspipe by clicking on the + button in the bottom right corner. Enjoy reading your news all in one place!
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