How to Install Etherpad on EndeavourOS Latest?

This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Etherpad on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Before installing Etherpad, you will need to have Node.js and npm installed on your system. To check if they are already installed, run the following commands:

node -v
npm -v

If you do not have them installed, you can install them using the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Installing Etherpad

  1. First, visit the Etherpad website at https://etherpad.org/ and download the latest version.

  2. Extract the downloaded archive:

tar -xzvf etherpad-lite-x.x.x.tar.gz
  1. Move the extracted directory to /opt:
sudo mv etherpad-lite-x.x.x /opt/etherpad-lite
  1. Change the ownership of the directory:
sudo chown -R <your_user>:<your_usergroup> /opt/etherpad-lite
  1. Change the working directory to /opt/etherpad-lite:
cd /opt/etherpad-lite
  1. Install the required Node.js modules:
bin/installDeps.sh
  1. Start Etherpad:
bin/run.sh

If everything is set up correctly, you should see the following output:

Started Etherpad...
  1. Finally, open your web browser and visit http://localhost:9001 to access Etherpad.

Conclusion

This tutorial showed you how to install Etherpad on EndeavourOS Latest. With Etherpad, you can collaborate with others in real-time on documents, notes, and more. Happy collaborating!