How to Install Anchr on Pop!_OS

Anchr is a versatile, easy-to-use and fast bookmark manager. It allows users to save, organize and access their bookmarks from anywhere in the world. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Anchr on Pop!_OS, the popular Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

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

• A working installation of Pop!_OS.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To install Anchr on Pop!_OS, we need to install some dependencies first. Open a terminal window and enter the following command:

sudo apt-get update

This will update the package repository on your machine. Next, install the required dependencies by running:

sudo apt-get install git nodejs npm

This will install Git for version control, as well as Node.js and NPM for running JavaScript packages.

Step 2: Clone Anchr Repository

Next, clone the Anchr repository to your machine with Git by entering the following command:

git clone https://github.com/anchorhost/anchr.git

This will create a new directory called anchr in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Anchr

Navigate to the anchr directory by running:

cd anchr

Next, run the following command to install Anchr:

sudo npm install -g

This will install the Anchr package globally on your machine.

Step 4: Start Anchr

Now that Anchr is installed, let's start the server. Run the following command:

sudo anchr start

This will start the Anchr server and you should see a message that says "Anchr is running at http://localhost:7070".

Step 5: Access Anchr

Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:7070 to access Anchr. You can now start adding and organizing your bookmarks!

Conclusion

That's it! You now have Anchr installed on Pop!_OS and can start using it to manage your bookmarks. Remember to stop the Anchr server when you are done by running the following command:

sudo anchr stop