How to Install This Week in Past on Void Linux

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install This Week in Past on Void Linux. This Week in Past is a command line tool that retrieves and displays historical events for a given week.

Prerequisites

You will need to have the following packages installed on your system:

You can install them using the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S git python3 pip3

Installation

  1. Clone the This Week in Past repository from GitHub:

    git clone https://github.com/RouHim/this-week-in-past.git
    
  2. Change to the newly created directory:

    cd this-week-in-past/
    
  3. Install the required Python packages:

    pip3 install -r requirements.txt
    
  4. Make the executable file:

    chmod +x thisweekinpast.py
    
  5. Move the executable file to a directory in your system path:

    sudo mv thisweekinpast.py /usr/local/bin/thisweekinpast
    
  6. Test the installation by running the following command:

    thisweekinpast --help
    

    You should see the help menu for This Week in Past displayed in your terminal.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed This Week in Past on Void Linux!

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