How to Install ArchiveBox on Pop! OS Latest

ArchiveBox is a powerful, open-source, self-hosted web site archiving utility. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ArchiveBox on Pop! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following requirements:

  • A running instance of Pop! OS Latest
  • A user account with sudo access
  • A stable internet connection

Step 1: Update and Upgrade the System

Before installing any new package, it's always a good practice to update the existing packages. To update the system, open a terminal and execute the below command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

The above command will update and upgrade all the packages installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

ArchiveBox requires some external dependencies to work smoothly. To install them, execute the below command:

sudo apt install git python3-pip python3-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev cargo -y

This command will install the following packages on your system:

  • Git
  • Python3-Pip
  • Python3-Dev
  • Build-Essential
  • Libssl-Dev
  • Libffi-Dev
  • Cargo

Step 3: Clone ArchiveBox Repository

Now that we have installed all the required dependencies, we can proceed to clone the ArchiveBox repository. To do that, execute the following command:

git clone https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox.git && cd ArchiveBox

This command will clone the ArchiveBox repository to your system.

Step 4: Install ArchiveBox

After cloning the repository, we need to install ArchiveBox using the pip package manager. To do that, execute the following command:

sudo pip3 install .

This command will install ArchiveBox along with all its dependencies on your system.

Step 5: Verify ArchiveBox Installation

To verify the installation, execute the below command:

archivebox version

This should output the current version of the installed ArchiveBox.

Step 6: Running ArchiveBox

Now that we have installed ArchiveBox, let's run it for the first time. To do that, execute the below command:

archivebox init && archivebox server

This command will initialize the ArchiveBox configuration file and run the ArchiveBox web server. By default, the ArchiveBox web server runs on port 8000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install ArchiveBox on Pop! OS Latest. You can now use ArchiveBox to archive web pages of your interest. If you encounter any errors during the installation process, feel free to revisit the above steps or seek help from the official ArchiveBox documentation.