Neko is a minimalist and lightweight application launcher for Linux. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Neko on Void Linux.
Before installing Neko, you need to make sure that your system has the following prerequisites:
First, update the system packages by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo xbps-install -Su
This command will update the system packages to their latest version.
Next, you need to install the dependencies required by Neko. Run the following command in the terminal to install them:
sudo xbps-install -S alsa-lib cairo freetype2 libX11 libXft libXrandr pango
This command will install the necessary dependencies for Neko on your system.
Now, download the latest release of Neko from the official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/m1k1o/neko/releases/latest/download/neko-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
Then, extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
tar xvzf neko-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
This will extract the contents of the archive into a new directory named neko.
Navigate to the neko directory using the following command:
cd neko
Next, copy the neko binary to /usr/local/bin using the following command:
sudo cp neko /usr/local/bin/
Finally, make the neko binary executable using the following command:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/neko
This completes the installation of Neko on your Void Linux system.
To launch Neko, simply open a terminal window and run the following command:
neko
You should see the Neko application launcher on your screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Neko on your Void Linux system. We hope this tutorial was helpful. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.
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