Klaus is a web-based viewer for Git repositories that works on any platform that has Python and Git installed. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Klaus on Void Linux.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:
Open a terminal window.
Update the package cache:
sudo xbps-install -S
Install the required dependencies:
sudo xbps-install -y python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel git
Install Klaus using pip:
sudo pip3 install klaus
Clone your Git repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git
Change to the directory where your repository was cloned:
cd your-repo
Initialize Klaus:
klaus --init
This will create the klaus.cfg file which can be edited to customize the Klaus configuration.
Start Klaus by running the following command:
klaus
This will start a local web server on port 8080. You can now access Klaus by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:8080.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Klaus, a web-based viewer for Git repositories on Void Linux. Klaus is a great tool for browsing, searching and reviewing code stored in your Git repositories.
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