How to Install Picsur on Manjaro

Picsur is an open-source image hosting software that allows you to easily host your images and share them with others. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Picsur on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• Manjaro Linux installed

Step 1: Install Git

Git is a version control system that is used to manage software projects, including Picsur. To install Git, open a terminal and enter the following command:

sudo pacman -S git

You will be prompted to enter your user password. Once you enter your password, Git will be installed on your system.

Step 2: Clone Picsur Repository

Next, we will clone the Picsur repository from Github. To do this, open a terminal and enter the following command:

git clone https://github.com/rubikscraft/Picsur.git

This will create a copy of the Picsur repository in a new directory called "Picsur" in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Required Dependencies

Picsur has a number of dependencies that must be installed before it can run. To install the required dependencies, open a terminal and enter the following commands:

sudo pacman -S go
sudo pacman -S sqlite
sudo pacman -S libjpeg-turbo
sudo pacman -S zlib
sudo pacman -S libpng
sudo pacman -S imagemagick

Step 4: Build and Install Picsur

Now that we have cloned the Picsur repository and installed its dependencies, we can proceed to build and install the application. To do this, open a terminal and navigate to the "Picsur" directory that we cloned earlier using the following command:

cd Picsur

Next, run the following command to build the application:

go build

This will generate an executable file called "Picsur" in the current directory. To install the application, run the following command:

sudo ./Picsur install

This will install Picsur as a system service and start the application.

Step 5: Access Picsur

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Picsur on Manjaro Linux. To access the application, open a web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/

You should see the Picsur homepage, where you can upload and manage your images.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Picsur on Manjaro Linux. Once you have installed Picsur, you can use it to easily host and share your images with others.