How to Install NewsBlur on POP! OS Latest

Introduction

NewsBlur is an open-source personal news reader application that allows users to subscribe to RSS feeds and read articles from various blogs, websites, and news sources. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of NewsBlur on POP! OS Latest step by step.

Prerequisites

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

  • POP! OS Latest installed on your system
  • Access to a terminal window
  • A stable internet connection

Installation

  1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for the terminal in the applications menu.

  2. Run the following command to update the package list on your system:

    sudo apt update

  3. Install the dependencies required to run NewsBlur by running the following command:

    sudo apt install -y build-essential git-core git-svn curl libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libpq-dev libyaml-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libtiff-dev zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev libfreetype6-dev liblcms2-dev libwebp-dev tcl8.6-dev tk8.6-dev python-tk libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libyaml-dev python-dev python3-dev tesseract-ocr libtesseract-dev

  4. Install Python 3 by running the following command:

    sudo apt install -y python3

  5. Clone NewsBlur's source code from their official GitHub repository by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur.git

  6. Change into the NewsBlur directory:

    cd NewsBlur

  7. Install NewsBlur by running the following command:

    sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

  8. Create a new user account for NewsBlur using the following command:

    ./utils/mkuser.py --createdb --admin=demo demo [email protected] password

  9. Start the NewsBlur server by running the following command:

    python3 manage.py runserver

  10. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000.

  11. Log in to the NewsBlur application using the credentials you created in step 8.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed NewsBlur on POP! OS Latest. You can now start customizing your news feed and enjoy reading your favorite blogs, websites, and news sources in one place.