Installing Fava on Arch Linux

Fava is a web-based graphical user interface for the Beancount accounting tool. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Fava on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

  • An Arch Linux machine with a working internet connection
  • python and pip installed on your system

Installation

  1. Open a terminal window on your Arch Linux machine.
  2. Install beancount and fava via pip:
sudo pip install beancount fava
  1. Once the installation is complete, you can start Fava by running the following command in your terminal:
fava /path/to/your/accounts/file.beancount

Note: Replace /path/to/your/accounts/file.beancount with the actual path to your Beancount file.

  1. Once you've started Fava, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:5000/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started Fava on your Arch Linux machine.