Wayback is a web application archiving tool that can be used to preserve websites for the future. In this tutorial, we will install Wayback on POP! OS Latest using the command line.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following:
To install Wayback on POP! OS Latest, follow the steps below:
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for Terminal in the app launcher.
Update the package list and upgrade the installed packages using the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Install the required dependencies for Wayback using the following command:
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless wget
Download the latest stable release of Wayback from the official GitHub repository using the following command:
wget https://github.com/wabarc/wayback/releases/download/v2.5.0/wayback-2.5.0.tar.gz
Note: You can check if there is a newer version of Wayback available by visiting the official GitHub repository.
Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
tar -xvf wayback-2.5.0.tar.gz
Change the directory to the extracted folder using the following command:
cd wayback-2.5.0
Run the Wayback application using the following command:
java -Xmx1g -jar wayback-2.5.0-fat.jar server wayback.yml
To access the Wayback web interface, open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/wayback/.
Note: If you want to access the Wayback web interface from a different device on your network, replace localhost with the IP address of the machine where Wayback is installed.
Wayback is now installed on your POP! OS Latest operating system. You can now use it to archive websites and preserve them for future reference. Keep in mind that it is your responsibility to use Wayback in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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