How to Install PineDocs on POP! OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PineDocs on POP! OS Latest. PineDocs is a lightweight and easy-to-use documentation tool that allows you to create, manage, and organize your documents.

Prerequisites:

Before installing PineDocs on your POP! OS, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A PC running POP! OS Latest.
• A terminal or shell application.
• A stable internet connection.

Installation Steps:

Follow the step-by-step guide below to install PineDocs on your POP! OS:

Step 1: Install Git

Git is a distributed version control system that is required to download the PineDocs software from Github. To install Git run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install git

Step 2: Clone the PineDocs Repository

Next, we will clone the PineDocs repository from Github. To clone the repository, run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/xy2z/PineDocs.git

Step 3: Install Dependencies

In this step, we will install the dependencies required by PineDocs. To install the dependencies, navigate to the PineDocs directory by running:

cd PineDocs

and then run the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-venv libpcre3 libpcre3-dev

Step 4: Create and Activate Virtual Environment

With the dependencies installed, we will create a virtual environment for PineDocs. To create it, run the following command:

python3 -m venv env

Next, activate the virtual environment using the command:

source env/bin/activate

Step 5: Install PineDocs

With the virtual environment activated, we can now install PineDocs using pip. Run the following command in the terminal:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 6: Start PineDocs

To start PineDocs, run the following command in the terminal:

python3 app.py

The PineDocs application should now be running, and you can access it by opening a web browser and going to http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Step 7 (Optional): Create a Systemd Service

To run PineDocs as a service on your system, you can create a systemd service file.

First, create the file using:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/pinedocs.service

and paste in the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=PineDocs app
After=network.target

[Service]
User=<Your Username>
Group=<Your Group>
WorkingDirectory=<Path to PineDocs>
ExecStart=<Path to Python3> <Path to PineDocs>/app.py
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Make sure to replace <Your Username>, <Your Group>, <Path to PineDocs>, and <Path to Python3> with the relevant values for your system.

Save and close the file.

To start and enable the service use the commands:

sudo systemctl start pinedocs
sudo systemctl enable pinedocs

Conclusion

You have successfully installed PineDocs on your POP! OS Latest. You can now easily create, manage, and organize your documents. The instructions provided in this tutorial should work on any recent version of POP! OS, and if followed correctly, they will produce a working PineDocs installation.

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