How to install Maloja on Arch Linux

Maloja is a music playlist generator that uses Spotify's API to create playlists based on the user's listening history. In this tutorial, we will cover how to install Maloja on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following requirements:

• Arch Linux installed.
• An active internet connection.
• yay installed.

Installation

Follow the below steps to install Maloja on Arch Linux:

1. Open the terminal by pressing ctrl+alt+T.

2. Install required dependencies using the following command:

   $ sudo pacman -S git python3 python-pip
   

3. Install yay using the following command:

   $ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
   $ cd yay
   $ makepkg -si
   

4. Install spotify-token using pip:

   $ sudo pip install spotify-token
   

5. Clone the Maloja repository from GitHub:

   $ git clone https://github.com/krateng/maloja
   

6. Change the directory to the Maloja folder:

   $ cd maloja
   

7. Install Maloja using yay:

   $ yay -S maloja-git
   

8. Once the installation is complete, configure Maloja by creating a configuration file using the Maloja default configuration file:

   $ cp config.yaml.example config.yaml
   

9. Edit the configuration file according to your preferences and add your Spotify API credentials.

   $ nano config.yaml
   

10. To start generating playlists, run the following command, replacing your_username with your Spotify username:

    $ maloja --user your_username
    

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Maloja on Arch Linux, and you can now generate music playlists based on your listening history.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered how to install Maloja on Arch Linux, which is a playlist generator that uses Spotify's API. We also went through the steps to configure and run the application. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you.