How to Install Filite on Fedora Server Latest
Filite is a free and open-source tool designed to allow you to access your Google Drive files from your Linux terminal. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Filite on Fedora Server Latest using the command-line interface.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following requirements in place:
- Fedora Server Latest installed on your system
- An active internet connection
- A user account with sudo privileges
Step 1: Install Git
Filite is hosted on GitHub, therefore we will need to install the Git tool to clone the Filite repository onto our system.
To install Git, open a terminal window and run the command:
sudo dnf install git
Enter your administrator password when prompted, and Git will be installed on your system.
Step 2: Clone the Filite Repository
Next, we will clone the Filite repository onto our system by running the command:
git clone https://github.com/raftario/filite.git
This command downloads the Filite source code and its dependencies into a new directory named filite in your current working directory.
Step 3: Install Filite Dependencies
Before we can install Filite, we need to install its dependencies. Filite requires the python3 and pip packages.
To install the required packages, run the following command:
sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip
Enter your administrator password when prompted, and the packages will be installed on your system.
Step 4: Install Filite
Now that we have installed the dependencies, we can install Filite by running the following command from the filite directory:
sudo pip3 install .
This command installs Filite and its dependencies on your system.
Step 5: Launch Filite
We have successfully installed Filite on our system. To start using it, you can launch it from the terminal by running the filite command:
filite
Filite will open a web page in your default browser, where you will need to authorize the tool to access your Google Drive account.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Filite is a powerful tool that lets you access your Google Drive files from the Linux terminal. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you should have successfully installed Filite on your Fedora Server Latest system.