How to Install Tabby on Manjaro

Introduction

Tabby is a terminal wrapper that enhances the CLI (Command-Line Interface), with saved sessions, bookmarks, and other useful features. This tutorial will guide you through installing Tabby on Manjaro, a user-friendly Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

  1. A Manjaro system with root or superuser access
  2. A terminal emulator installed on the system
  3. Basic command-line skills

Installation

  1. Open a terminal emulator on your Manjaro system.

  2. Install the yay utility, which is a command-line tool for quickly installing and managing packages from the Arch Linux User Repository (AUR):

sudo pacman -S yay
  1. Install the dependencies required for building Tabby by executing the following command:
sudo pacman -S rustup
rustup-init
sudo pacman -S cmake
sudo pacman -S gtk3
  1. Clone the Tabby repository using the git command:
git clone https://github.com/bertvandepoel/tabby.git
  1. Change to the Tabby directory:
cd tabby/
  1. Build the Tabby executable using the Cargo package manager:
cargo build --release
  1. Finally, create a symbolic link to the Tabby executable file:
sudo ln -s <path-to-tabby-directory>/target/release/tabby /usr/local/bin/tabby

Usage

To use Tabby, open a terminal emulator and type tabby. Make sure the symlink is properly set up and that the terminal emulator is compatible.

Conclusion

With these simple steps, you can now install Tabby on your Manjaro system and enjoy its added functionality.