How to install Kriss Feed on Clear Linux Latest

Kriss Feed is a simple and smart (or stupid) feed reader. It allows you to subscribe to feeds, read them, and mark them as read or unread. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Kriss Feed on Clear Linux Latest.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before you can install Kriss Feed, you need to install some dependencies. These dependencies are required for Kriss Feed to run smoothly on Clear Linux Latest.

To install the required dependencies, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic

This command will install PHP and some basic PHP modules that are required by Kriss Feed.

Step 2: Download and Extract Kriss Feed

Now that you have installed the required dependencies, it's time to download and extract Kriss Feed. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to the Kriss Feed repository on GitHub: https://github.com/tontof/kriss_feed

  2. Click on the green "Code" button and select "Download ZIP".

  3. Once the ZIP file has finished downloading, extract its contents to a directory of your choice. For example:

    unzip kriss_feed-master.zip -d ~/kriss_feed

Step 3: Configure Kriss Feed

Before you can use Kriss Feed, you need to configure it. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal and navigate to the Kriss Feed directory:

    cd ~/kriss_feed

  2. Rename the config.default.php file to config.php:

    mv config.default.php config.php

  3. Open the config.php file with a text editor:

    nano config.php

  4. Update the following configuration settings as needed:

    • $title: Set the name of your Kriss Feed instance.
    • $folder: Set the path to the folder where you want to store your Kriss Feed data.
    • $password: Set a password to secure your Kriss Feed instance.
    • $mysql: Set the MySQL database connection settings if you want to use MySQL instead of SQLite.

  5. Save and close the config.php file.

Step 4: Run Kriss Feed

Now that you have configured Kriss Feed, it's time to run it. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal and navigate to the Kriss Feed directory:

    cd ~/kriss_feed

  2. Start the PHP built-in web server:

    php -S localhost:8080

  3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.

  4. If prompted for a username and password, enter the credentials you set in the config.php file.

  5. You should now be able to use Kriss Feed to subscribe to feeds, read them, and mark them as read or unread.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Kriss Feed on Clear Linux Latest. We hope you found this tutorial helpful and that you can now use Kriss Feed to keep track of your favorite RSS feeds.