How to Install Audiobookshelf on Arch Linux
Audiobookshelf is a digital audiobook player that is designed for Linux systems. In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Audiobookshelf on Arch Linux.
Prerequisites
Before we start, ensure that you have the following:
- Arch Linux installed on your system
- Access to the terminal with the ability to run commands as the root user.
Steps to Install Audiobookshelf
Follow the below steps to install Audiobookshelf on your Arch Linux system:
Step 1: Install Prerequisites
Before we proceed with Audiobookshelf installation, we need to make sure that the required packages are installed on our system. Run the following command to install the prerequisites.
sudo pacman -Syu libcanberra ffmpeg gtk3 libdbusmenu-glib libappindicator-gtk3 libappindicator-sharp
Step 2: Download Audiobookshelf
Next, we will download Audiobookshelf for the official website. Use the following wget command to download the Audiobookshelf tarball on your Arch Linux system.
wget http://archive.audiobookshelf.org/audiobookshelf-1.6.0-beta.tar.gz
Step 3: Extract Audiobookshelf
Once the download is complete, we will extract the downloaded tarball to our system's downloads directory using the following tar command.
tar -xvf audiobookshelf-1.6.0-beta.tar.gz -C ~/Downloads/
Step 4: Install Audiobookshelf
After the extraction of the tarball archive, we will now install the Audiobookshelf package. Use the following command to install the Audiobookshelf package on your Arch Linux system.
cd ~/Downloads/audiobookshelf-1.6.0-beta
sudo make install
Step 5: Launch Audiobookshelf
The Audiobookshelf is now installed on your Arch Linux system. You can launch the Audiobookshelf using the following command in your terminal.
audiobookshelf
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have covered the steps to install Audiobookshelf on Arch Linux. Once the installation is complete, you can launch the Audiobookshelf on your system and start listening to your audiobooks.