In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Status, a lightweight status bar, on Void Linux. This tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge of the command line interface on Linux.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the dependencies required by Status. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S git gcc make libX11-devel libXft-devel
The command will install the necessary packages required for building and running Status.
Next, we need to clone the Status repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/dani3l0/Status.git
The command will create a new directory named Status in your current working directory, and clone the repository there.
Now we can build and install Status. Change your current working directory to the Status directory by running the following command:
cd Status
Next, run the following command to build and install Status:
sudo make install
The command will build and install Status on your system. Once the installation is complete, you should see a message that Status has been installed successfully.
Finally, we need to configure Status to suit our preferences. To do this, we need to create a configuration file named config.h. Run the following command to create the file:
sudo cp config.def.h config.h
The command will create a new file named config.h based on the default configuration file.
Next, open the config.h file with the text editor of your choice and modify the settings to suit your preferences. Save the changes and exit the editor.
You can now run Status by running the following command in the terminal:
status &
The command will run Status in the background. You should see the status bar appear at the top of your screen.
You have successfully installed Status on Void Linux and configured it to suit your preferences. You can now use Status to monitor your system status and display notifications.
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