How to Install Photo Stream on Arch Linux

Photo Stream is a photo management tool that allows you to easily organize your photos and share them with others. Here's how you can install it on Arch Linux.

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git, which is required to download the source code for Photo Stream. Open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 2: Download the Source Code

Once Git is installed, you can download the source code for Photo Stream using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/waschinski/photo-stream.git

This will create a new directory called photo-stream in your current working directory, which contains the source code for the application.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Before you can compile and install Photo Stream, you need to install its dependencies. You can do this using the following command:

sudo pacman -S npm electron

Step 4: Compile and Install Photo Stream

To compile and install Photo Stream, navigate to the photo-stream directory and run the following commands:

npm install
npm start
npm run build

This will install the required modules, start the application, and build the distributable package.

Step 5: Launch Photo Stream

Once the package has been built, you can launch the application by running the following command:

npm run electron

This will launch Photo Stream and you can start using it to manage and share your photos.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Photo Stream on Arch Linux.