How to Install Gitit on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Gitit, a wiki engine that is written in Haskell.

Prerequisites

  • You must have EndeavourOS Latest installed on your system.
  • The system must have an active internet connection.

Steps to Install Gitit on EndeavourOS Latest

  1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for it in the Activities search bar.

  2. Update the system package list by running the following command:

    sudo pacman -Syu
    
  3. Install the required packages for building Gitit by running the following command:

    sudo pacman -S cabal-install ghc zlib gmp libffi
    
  4. Clone the Gitit repository from GitHub by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/jgm/gitit.git
    
  5. Navigate to the Gitit repository directory by running the following command:

    cd gitit
    
  6. Build and install Gitit by running the following command:

    cabal install --only-dependencies --enable-tests && cabal configure --enable-tests && cabal build && sudo cabal install
    
  7. Once the installation is completed, you can start Gitit by running the following command:

    gitit
    

    Gitit will start a web server at http://localhost:5001/ by default. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to this URL.

    Note: If you want to specify a different port, you can use the -p option when starting Gitit. For example, to start Gitit on port 8080, run the following command:

    gitit -p 8080
    
  8. Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gitit on EndeavourOS Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Gitit on EndeavourOS Latest. Gitit is a powerful wiki engine that allows you to create and manage wikis with ease. Once you have Gitit installed, you can start creating wikis and collaborating with others. Good luck!