How to Install This Week in Past on Arch Linux

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of This Week in Past on Arch Linux. This Week in Past is a command-line tool that displays historical events that happened on the current date in previous years.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with the installation, make sure that:

  • You have a user account with sudo privileges.
  • You have Pacman, the package manager for Arch Linux, installed on your system.
  • You have Git installed on your system.

Installation

Follow the steps below to install This Week in Past on Arch Linux:

  1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or searching for "Terminal" in the Activities menu.

  2. Install Git by running the following command:

    sudo pacman -S git

  3. Clone the This Week in Past repository by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/RouHim/this-week-in-past

  4. Navigate to the cloned repository by running the following command:

    cd this-week-in-past

  5. Install the dependencies by running the following command:

    sudo pacman -S python

  6. Run the setup script by running the following command:

    python setup.py install

  7. Verify that This Week in Past is installed by running the following command:

    this-week-in-past

    You should see a list of historical events that happened on the current date in previous years.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed This Week in Past on Arch Linux. You can now use the command this-week-in-past to display historical events that happened on the current date in previous years. Have fun exploring history!