How to Install ntfy on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Introduction

ntfy is a notification tool that sends desktop notifications when long-running commands complete, either successfully or with errors. It supports various notification backends, such as Notify-OSD, desktop files, or Slack.

This tutorial will explain how to install ntfy on Fedora CoreOS latest, using the command-line interface.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you need to ensure that:

• You have a running instance of Fedora CoreOS latest, accessible via the command-line.
• You have an active user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1 - Install dependencies

ntfy requires Python 3.5 or later, as well as some Python packages. To install the required dependencies, run the following commands:

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip

Step 2 - Install ntfy

Now, it's time to install ntfy. You can install it via pip, which is the Python package manager. Run the following command to install ntfy:

sudo pip3 install ntfy

Step 3 - Test ntfy

To test whether ntfy is working correctly, run the following command:

ntfy send test message

This should display a desktop notification that says "test message". If you don't see any notification, make sure that your desktop environment supports notifications and that the notification daemon is running.

Conclusion

ntfy is a useful tool for receiving notifications when long-running commands complete, and it's easy to install on Fedora CoreOS latest via pip.

Congratulations, you've successfully installed ntfy on your Fedora CoreOS instance. Now you can use it to get notified about command progress and completion.