Tutorial: How to Install Pomf on POP! OS Latest

  1. First, open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

  2. Next, clone the Pomf repository from GitHub by entering the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/Pomf/Pomf.git
    
  3. Navigate into the downloaded Pomf directory by using the cd command:

    cd Pomf
    
  4. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

    sudo apt-get install libxml-parser-perl libarchive-zip-perl
    
  5. Use the cpanm command to install additional dependencies:

    sudo cpanm --installdeps .
    
  6. There are some configuration files that need to be edited. Copy the sample configuration file by using the following command:

    cp config.sample.yml config.yml
    
  7. Open the config.yml file using a text editor:

    nano config.yml
    
  8. Edit the following lines to configure your Pomf installation:

    dbfile: pomf.db
    url: http://example.com/
    shorturl: http://example.com/
    max_file_size: 536870912
    
  9. After configuring the config.yml file, create the database by running:

    ./script/initdb
    
  10. Finally, start the web server by executing the following command:

    ./script/server
    
  11. Go to a web browser and enter http://localhost:3000/ in the URL bar. If you see the Pomf web page, the installation was successful.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pomf on your POP! OS Latest system. Enjoy using it!

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