How to Install BudgetZero on EndeavourOS Latest

BudgetZero is an open-source, cross-platform, personal accounting system. It is a command-line tool that helps you track your expenses and income, and manage your finances efficiently.

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install BudgetZero on EndeavourOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A running instance of EndeavourOS latest
  • A non-root user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Go

BudgetZero is written in Go, so we need to install the Go programming language before we can proceed with the installation.

To install Go, open the terminal and run the following command:

$ sudo pacman -S go

The above command will install the latest version of Go on your system.

Step 2: Install Git

Next, we need to install Git, a version control system, which we will use to clone the BudgetZero repository from GitHub.

To install Git, run the following command:

$ sudo pacman -S git

Step 3: Clone the BudgetZero Repository

Now that we have Go and Git installed, we can proceed with cloning the BudgetZero repository from GitHub.

To clone the repository, run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/budgetzero/budgetzero.git

This command will clone the repository to a directory named budgetzero in your current working directory.

Step 4: Build and Install BudgetZero

After cloning the repository, switch to the budgetzero directory, and build the project using the make command:

$ cd budgetzero
$ make release

This command will build the executable for your system.

Now, you can install the executable using the following command:

$ sudo make install

The above command will copy the budgetzero executable to the /usr/local/bin directory.

Step 5: Verify the Installation

To verify that BudgetZero is installed correctly, run the following command:

$ budgetzero version

This command should output the version number of BudgetZero, indicating that it is installed and ready to use.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed BudgetZero on your EndeavourOS Linux distribution. With BudgetZero, you can now track your expenses and manage your personal finances with ease.

Thank you for following this tutorial!