How to Install Calypso on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Calypso is a GUI-based disk calibration tool that makes it easy to align disks for optimal performance. This tutorial will walk you through the steps needed to install Calypso on a machine running Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A machine running Fedora CoreOS Latest
  • Internet connectivity

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Calypso tool, we need to install a few dependencies. Run the following command in a terminal window:

sudo dnf install gcc gtk3-devel libblockdev-crypto-devel libblockdev-devel libblockdev-fs-devel libblockdev-loop-devel libblockdev-mdraid-devel libblockdev-part-devel libblockdev-utils-devel libbytesize-devel libbytesize-doc libbytesize-headers libbytesize-tools libbytesize-utils libsepol-devel make

This command will install all the required dependencies for calypso.

Step 2: Download and Extract Calypso

Now, we will download the source code for Calypso from the official website. Run the below command to download the source code.

curl -OL https://keithp.com/calypso/calypso-3.3.tar.xz

Once the download is complete, extract the content of the archive using the following command:

tar xvf calypso-3.3.tar.xz

This will extract the content in the current directory.

Step 3: Compile and Install Calypso

In this step, we will compile and install the Calypso tool.

  1. Change the directory to the extracted source code directory:
cd calypso-3.3
  1. Run the following commands to configure and compile Calypso:
./configure
make
sudo make install

This will configure, compile and install Calypso on your system.

Step 4: Verify Calypso Installation

After installation, you can confirm the installation by running the following command in a terminal window:

calypso

If the Calypso tool launches successfully, then the installation is complete.

Conclusion

Calypso is a powerful tool for aligning disks on Linux systems. In this tutorial, you learned how to install Calypso on a machine running Fedora CoreOS Latest. By following this tutorial, you should now be able to use Calypso to align your disks for optimal performance.