How to Install FlashPaper on Manjaro

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install FlashPaper on Manjaro. FlashPaper is an open-source project that provides tooling to generate PDF documents from HTML templates.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, make sure you have the following:

A Manjaro machine with internet access
A terminal application

Installation

Follow the below steps to install FlashPaper on Manjaro:

First, open your terminal application by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or searching for "Terminal" in the application launcher.
Next, update the package manager by running the command:
```
sudo pacman -Syu
```
This will ensure all of your existing packages are up-to-date.
Install the required dependencies by running the following command:
```
sudo pacman -S git npm
```

Clone the FlashPaper repository using the command:

git clone https://github.com/AndrewPaglusch/FlashPaper

Change your current directory to the FlashPaper source code folder by running:
```
cd FlashPaper
```
Next, install all the dependencies by running the following command:
```
npm install
```
Now, to start the application, run:
```
npm start
```
This should open the application in your web browser at http://localhost:8080/.
If you want to install FlashPaper globally, run:
```
npm install -g
```

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FlashPaper on Manjaro.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install FlashPaper on Manjaro. FlashPaper is a useful tool for generating PDF documents from HTML templates. With this tool, you can easily create professional-quality PDF documents on your Manjaro machine.