How to Install Newspipe on Void Linux

Newspipe is a feed reader that allows you to read news from websites and blogs using RSS or Atom feeds. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Newspipe on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you will need the following:

  • A running instance of Void Linux
  • Access to the command line interface
  • An internet connection

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

First, we need to install the required dependencies for Newspipe. Run the following command on your terminal to install them:

sudo xbps-install python3 python3-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libpq-dev openssl-dev gcc musl-dev postgresql-libs

Step 2 - Install Git

Next, we need to install Git, a version control system that will enable us to clone the repository. Run the following command to install Git:

sudo xbps-install git

Step 3 - Clone Newspipe Repository

Now, we can clone the Newspipe repository using Git by executing the following command:

git clone https://git.sr.ht/~cedric/newspipe.git

This will clone the latest version of Newspipe into a new directory named newspipe.

Step 4 - Create a Virtual Environment

To avoid conflicts with other Python packages, it is recommended to install Newspipe within a virtual environment. To create one, navigate to the newly created newspipe directory, and execute the following commands:

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

This will create a new virtual environment inside a folder named env, and activate it.

Step 5 - Install Newspipe

Now, we can install Newspipe and its dependencies within the virtual environment by running the following commands:

pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install psycopg2

This will install all the required Python packages, including psycopg2 which is necessary for connecting to a Postgres database.

Step 6 - Start Newspipe

Finally, we can start Newspipe by executing the following command:

./newspipe runserver

This will start the server, and you will be able to access Newspipe by opening your web browser and going to http://localhost:8000/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Newspipe on Void Linux. Newspipe is a great tool for keeping up-to-date with your favorite websites and blogs, and with a little bit of tweaking, you can turn it into a powerful news aggregator.