How to Install Talkyard on Manjaro

Talkyard is a modern, open-source discussion platform designed for online communities. It is easy to install on Manjaro, which is a user-friendly Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Talkyard on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following:

  • Manjaro Linux installed on your system.
  • A terminal emulator that supports command-line interface (CLI).

Installing Talkyard

Follow the steps given below to install Talkyard on your Manjaro system:

  1. Open the terminal emulator by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

  2. Update your system’s package library:

sudo pacman -Syu
  1. Install the dependencies required to run Talkyard:
sudo pacman -S curl wget gnupg
  1. Download and import Talkyard’s public GPG key:
sudo curl -L https://www.talkyard.io/talkyard.gpg.key | sudo pacman-key --max-validity=1y --add -

sudo pacman-key --lsign-key  4432A45A0B8D462F0447199EAC650AF245D1BFBA
  1. Add the Talkyard repository to your system:
sudo curl -L0 https://www.talkyard.io/ty-install.sh | sudo bash
  1. Once the repository has been added, install Talkyard:
sudo pacman -S talkyard
  1. Wait for the installation to finish. Once done, start Talkyard:
sudo docker-compose up
  1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access Talkyard.

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed Talkyard on your Manjaro system. You can now create an online community and start discussions. Feel free to explore Talkyard and discover its other features.