How to Install Rustpad on Manjaro

Rustpad is a collaborative text editor that allows users to work on the same document in real-time. In this tutorial, we will be outlining the steps for installing Rustpad on Manjaro.

Prerequisites:

  • A Manjaro installation with access to the command line and the ability to execute sudo commands.

Step 1: Installation of Rustpad

  1. Open the terminal by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + T keys simultaneously.

  2. Add the required dependencies for Rustpad to run, by executing the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S lib32-glibc lib32-libstdc++5
  1. Install Rustpad by downloading and running the installation script using the following commands in the terminal:
curl https://sh.rustpad.io/install.sh | bash
  1. Check if Rustpad is successfully installed by running the following command:
which rustpad

If Rustpad is successfully installed, the above command will return the installation path of Rustpad.

Step 2: Run Rustpad

  1. Open a terminal window.

  2. Type the following command to launch Rustpad:

rustpad

You should now be able to access Rustpad from your web browser by visiting the following address: http://localhost:4444/.

Conclusion:

In this tutorial, we have explained how to install and run Rustpad on Manjaro Linux. Rustpad can be a useful tool for collaborating on text documents and allows users to work on the same document in real-time.