How to Install OpenBudgeteer on Debian

OpenBudgeteer is a personal budgeting tool that can help you keep track of your expenses and income. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install OpenBudgeteer on Debian.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following:

• Debian latest installed on your system
• Internet connection
• Access to the terminal

Step 1: Install node.js

OpenBudgeteer is built using node.js. Therefore, we need to install node.js on our system. You can install it by running the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs
sudo apt install npm

Verify that node.js was installed correctly by checking the version with the following command:

node -v

Step 2: Clone the OpenBudgeteer repository

We need to clone the OpenBudgeteer repository from GitHub. To do that, run the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/TheAxelander/OpenBudgeteer.git

This will clone the OpenBudgeteer repository to your current working directory.

Step 3: Install the dependencies

Change your working directory to OpenBudgeteer:

cd OpenBudgeteer

Then, install the dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

Step 4: Run OpenBudgeteer

Once the installation of dependencies is completed, we are ready to run OpenBudgeteer with the following command:

npm start

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenBudgeteer on Debian. You can now create an account or log in with your existing account to start budgeting. Enjoy!