How to Install Fiche on Manjaro

Fiche is a command-line tool that allows you to share files and text over the internet through a web server. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Fiche on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to make sure that your system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 1 - Installing Dependencies

Fiche requires two dependencies to be installed on your system: libevent and ncurses. You can install them by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S libevent ncurses

Step 2 - Downloading and Extracting Fiche

Next, you need to download the Fiche source code from GitHub. You can do this by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/solusipse/fiche.git

Once the download is complete, navigate to the fiche directory:

cd fiche

Extract the source code using the following command:

tar -xzvf fiche-<version>.tar.gz

Replace <version> with the actual version number of the Fiche source code that you downloaded.

Step 3 - Building and Installing Fiche

Now that you have extracted the Fiche source code, you need to build and install it. Navigate to the extracted directory:

cd fiche-<version>

Replace <version> with the actual version number of the Fiche source code that you downloaded.

Run the following commands to build and install Fiche:

make && sudo make install

Step 4 - Running Fiche

With Fiche now installed, you can start the service by running the following command:

fiche -S

You can now access the web interface by browsing to http://localhost:9999.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Fiche on your Manjaro system. You can now use it to share files and text over the internet.