01 ‐ Installation

AppImage

1. Download the AppImage file from the latest release, for example hellocontest-0.16.0-x86_64.AppImage.
2. Make the AppImage file executable: chmod a+x hellocontest-0.16.0-x86_64.AppImage
3. Start Hello Contest by launching the AppImage file: ./hellocontest-0.16.0-x86_64.AppImage

On Ubuntu starting from version 22.04 you need to install libfuse2 in order to run AppImages: sudo apt-get install libfuse2

For more information about AppImage see appimage.org.

Debian

1. Download the Debian package from the latest release, for example hellocontest_0.16.0_amd64.deb.
2. Install the package using apt-get: sudo apt-get install ./hellocontest_0.16.0_amd64.deb
3. Start Hello Contest, either in the terminal (simply type hellocontest) or by using the application launcher of your choice.

Arch User Repository (AUR)

1. Clone the AUR package hellocontest: git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/hellocontest
2. Install the package using makepkg: makepkg -i hellocontest
3. Start Hello Contest, either in the terminal (simply type hellocontest) or by using the application launcher of your choice.

Build From Source

1. Clone the Github repository: git clone https://github.com/ftl/hellocontest.git
2. Enter the project directory: cd hellocontest
3. Build the source code: make
4. Install Hello Contest: sudo make install update_icons
5. Start Hello Contest, either in the terminal (simply type hellocontest) or by using the application launcher of your choice.