How to Install Glowing Bear on Void Linux

Glowing Bear is a web-based IRC client that allows users to connect to IRC servers from their web browser. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Glowing Bear on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that the following packages are installed on your system:

• Python 3.x
• pip

Installation Steps

1. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you want to install Glowing Bear.

cd /path/to/install

2. Clone the Glowing Bear repository from GitHub.

git clone https://github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear.git

3. After cloning the repository, navigate to the glowing-bear directory.

cd glowing-bear

4. Install the required Python packages using pip.

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. After installing the requirements, start Glowing Bear by running the start.sh script.

./start.sh

6. Glowing Bear should now be running on http://localhost:8000. Open a web browser and navigate to this address to access the IRC client.

7. Congratulations, you have successfully installed Glowing Bear on Void Linux.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked through the steps of installing Glowing Bear on Void Linux. Glowing Bear is a lightweight and user-friendly IRC client that can be easily accessed through a web browser.

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