How to Install sist2 on Void Linux

sist2 is a multi-platform system information tool that provides detailed information about your system hardware and software components. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install sist2 on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Void Linux.
• A terminal emulator installed on your system

Step 1: Install required dependencies

To install sist2, we need to install the dependencies required by sist2. Open a terminal and type the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo xbps-install -S git gcc make pkg-config curl libcurl-devel libstatgrab-devel ncurses-devel

Step 2: Clone the sist2 repository

After installing dependencies, we need to clone the sist2 repository from GitHub. Open a terminal and type the following command to clone the sist2 repository:

git clone https://github.com/simon987/sist2.git

The above command will clone the sist2 repository to your current working directory.

Step 3: Compile and install sist2

Now that we have cloned the repository, we can compile and install sist2 using the following steps:

1. Change to the directory where you cloned the sist2 repository:

cd sist2

2. Run the following command to compile sist2:

make

3. Run the following command to install sist2:

sudo make install

Step 4: Verify the installation

To verify that sist2 has been successfully installed, open a terminal and type the following command:

sist2

If the installation was successful, the sist2 command will display the system information.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed sist2 on Void Linux. You can now use sist2 to gather system information about your system.

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