How to Install feed2toot on Void Linux

feed2toot is a command-line tool that allows you to send RSS and Atom feeds to your Mastodon instance. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing feed2toot on Void Linux.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, make sure that Python and Git are installed on your system. You can check if they are already installed by running the following command:

python --version
git --version

If they are not installed, you can install them using the Void Linux package manager:

sudo xbps-install -Sy python git

Step 2: Clone the feed2toot Repository

Next, clone the feed2toot repository from GitHub using Git:

git clone https://github.com/DEYUDAI/feed2toot.git

Step 3: Install feed2toot

Change the working directory to the cloned repository:

cd feed2toot

Install feed2toot using pip:

sudo python setup.py install

Step 4: Configure feed2toot

Create a configuration file in your home directory:

touch ~/.config/feed2toot/config.ini

Open the configuration file in a text editor:

nano ~/.config/feed2toot/config.ini

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

[default]
instanceurl = <your Mastodon instance URL>
accesstoken = <your Mastodon access token>

Replace <your Mastodon instance URL> with the URL of your Mastodon instance and <your Mastodon access token> with your Mastodon access token. You can obtain your access token from your Mastodon account settings.

Step 5: Use feed2toot

You can now use feed2toot to send RSS and Atom feeds to your Mastodon instance. For example, to send the feed from the New York Times to your Mastodon account, run the following command:

feed2toot https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure feed2toot on Void Linux. Now you can easily send RSS and Atom feeds to your Mastodon instance using the command line.