Installing Tasks on MXLinux Latest

Tasks is a simple task manager application for Linux that is inspired by the Taskwarrior project. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Tasks on MXLinux Latest.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Tasks requires several dependencies to be installed before it can be compiled and installed. Open a terminal window and type in the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libsqlite3-dev libncurses5-dev libgnutls28-dev libssh-dev

Step 2: Clone Tasks Repository

Open a terminal window and navigate to a directory where you want to store Tasks source code by typing the following command:

cd ~/Downloads

Next, clone the Tasks repository by entering the following command:

git clone https://github.com/m1guelpf/tasks.git

Step 3: Build and Install Tasks

Navigate to the Tasks source code directory by typing the following command:

cd tasks

Now, create a build directory and navigate into it by entering the following commands:

mkdir build
cd build

Next, run the cmake command to configure the build environment by typing:

cmake ..

Then, run the make command to compile Tasks and install it by typing:

make install

The make command might take a few minutes to complete, depending on your system's speed.

Step 4: Verify That Tasks is Installed

To verify that Tasks is installed, open a terminal window and type:

tasks

If Tasks opens without any errors, then it is successfully installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tasks on MXLinux Latest. You can now use Tasks to manage your tasks and to-do lists.