How to Install Photo Stream on Elementary OS

Photo Stream is an app that allows you to view your iCloud Photo Stream on a Linux machine. This guide will walk you through how to install Photo Stream on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A machine running Elementary OS Latest
  • A working internet connection

Installing Dependencies

First, you need to install some dependencies. Open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git curl libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev

Enter your password when prompted.

Cloning Photo Stream Repository

Next, you need to clone the Photo Stream repository. Run the following command in the terminal:

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

This will download the Photo Stream code onto your machine.

Installing NVM

Next, you need to install NVM, which will allow you to easily manage different versions of Node.js. Run the following command in the terminal:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash

This will download and run the NVM installation script.

Installing Node.js

Once NVM is installed, you can use it to install Node.js. Run the following command in the terminal:

nvm install v16.6.1

This will install Node.js version 16.6.1.

Installing Photo Stream

Now that you have all the dependencies installed, you can install Photo Stream. Change directories to the Photo Stream repository by running the following command:

cd photo-stream

Then run the following command to install Photo Stream:

npm install

This will download and install all the required dependencies for Photo Stream.

Running Photo Stream

Now that you have Photo Stream installed, you can run it by running the following command in the terminal:

npm start

This will start the Photo Stream app. You can access it by opening a web browser and going to http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Photo Stream on Elementary OS Latest. You can now view your iCloud Photo Stream on your Linux machine using Photo Stream.