In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process to install Family Accounting Tool using the nix package manager on nixOS Latest. The family accounting tool or facto is an open-source accounting application designed for personal income, expenses and overall finances.
Before installing the facto, update your package manager to ensure that you have the latest version available.
sudo nix-channel --update
The first step is to clone the facto repository on your system from the Git and then navigate to the project directory.
git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/facto.git
cd facto
Now, we will use Nix to build the package for facto. Run the following command to build the package
nix-build default.nix -A facto
The above command will download all the essential dependencies required to build the package.
After the package has been built, install the package in the system.
nix-env -iA nixos.facto
Now you can launch the facto by executing the facto command.
facto
It will open a web interface on the local address http://0.0.0.0:8000. Open your preferred web browser and navigate to the above address.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Family Accounting Tool (facto) on nixOS Latest. Feel free to start using the application to manage your finances.
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