Step 1: Install Git
Before we can install Newsdash, we need to make sure that Git is installed on the system. Git is a version control system that is needed to access the Newsdash repository.
To install Git, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt install git
Enter your password when prompted and wait for the installation to complete.
Step 2: Clone the Newsdash Repository
Now that Git is installed, we can clone the Newsdash repository. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/buzz/newsdash.git
This will create a copy of the Newsdash repository on your system.
Step 3: Install Python and Pip packages
Newsdash requires Python and Pip packages to run on your system. The following commands can be used to install the required packages:
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip
Step 4: Install Newsdash Dependencies
Next we need to install the dependencies for Newsdash. Navigate to the Newsdash directory that we cloned in step 2.
cd newsdash/
Now, we can use Pip to install the required dependencies:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
This command will install all the required dependencies for Newsdash.
Step 5: Configure Newsdash
Newsdash comes with a sample configuration file which can be used as a starting point. Copy this sample file to the configuration file location:
cp newsdash/config.sample.toml ~/.config/newsdash/config.toml
This command will copy the sample configuration file to the correct location.
Step 6: Run Newsdash
We are now ready to run Newsdash. To run Newsdash, use the following command:
python3 newsdash.py
This command will start the Newsdash server and it will be available on your machine at http://localhost:5000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Newsdash on your system!
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