alt2

• A script / program created using Python3 via web scraping using Requests module and BeautifulSoup.

• This program can be use to identify alternative software for Linux.

• This is a webscrape program via alternativeto website.

• Kudos to that site, it is very informative.

• Special Thanks to PyMoondra's Tutorial on how to make web scraping easy (please see link to his YT Channel).

Install Instruction:

There are two 2 ways to run this program, First is the old fashion way wherein you need to clone this repo then install the requirements.txt then run the main script which is :

Python3 ./alt2.py

or

You can set the $PATH and set an alias.

Then just remove the unnecessary files such as:

Install.sh , alt2_.py, change_log.txt, version.txt, img directory. (Just keep the parser.sh in case update is needed).

Another way is to install it to your machine via the process below :

The benefit of doing this is that you will be getting a notification if in case update is needed / available.

1. Clone this repo.

   git clone https://github.com/rockstartraders/alt2

   If git is not installed just download it then extract it to your pc.

   

2. After cloning go to the directory.

   cd to alt2 directory and Run the ./Install script.

   But before doing that please make sure to install Python3, PIP3, subversion and curl.

(see text via ./Install script)

3. After Install just run alt2 and type the name of the application.

   If alt2 command failed to work just close and relaunch a new terminal session and try it again.

   

4. If in case update is available.

   See image below:

5. Just update it by going to the root path and run the parser.sh with sudo priviledge.

   Path: /alt2

   If permission error occurs you know the drill.
   

   Sudo is the key or check permission via chmod.