How can I install ananicy cpp

essao · 2026-06-10 19:01

Hi support,
I am a newbie to linux and Q4OS is the only distro that made the jump from windows very easy.In a bid to improve responsiveness on my underpowered 2gb HP-mini 110,i am trying to install ananicy cpp.But so far it has proved to be very hard,unlike other tweaks that i have incorporated on my laptop, even if i try to follow instructions from google.How can i install this?

hchiper · 2026-06-10 20:34

I guess you have downloaded ananicy-cpp source from a github repository. In this case, follow instructions from that specific github repo. And, yes, it can be difficult... Unfortunately, that's the only way, I fear, since ananicy-cpp isn't a package available in Debian repositories.

That said, given the low resource of your laptop, I believe it would be preferable ---and easier--- to install Q4OS with Trinity desktop environment instead of Plasma (you didn't specify which one you are using).

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essao · 2026-06-11 07:16

hchiper wrote:

I guess you have downloaded ananicy-cpp source from a github repository. In this case, follow instructions from that specific github repo. And, yes, it can be difficult... Unfortunately, that's the only way, I fear, since ananicy-cpp isn't a package available in Debian repositories.
That said, given the low resource of your laptop, I believe it would be preferable ---and easier--- to install Q4OS with Trinity desktop environment instead of Plasma (you didn't specify which one you are using).

I am using trinity desktop and it works reasonably well.I want to pair ananicy-cpp with nohang(which i have already installed).Github instructs me to rebuild the repository but I get errors when I try.

hchiper · 2026-06-11 07:29

Error messages generally provide details about the nature of the problem. Read them carefully. Often, it involves missing dependencies (packages needed for compilation but not installed).

essao · 2026-06-11 08:14

hchiper wrote:

Error messages generally provide details about the nature of the problem. Read them carefully. Often, it involves missing dependencies (packages needed for compilation but not installed).

When I copy paste the required code on my terminal ,I get the 'command not found' errors.So it seems to me that i am required to modify the code for Q4OS. I needed someone on the forum to try and install ananicy cpp and then tell me how they went about it.My knowledge of linux commands is rudimentary so rebuilding repositories is quite challenging for me.

essao · 2026-06-11 08:22

hchiper wrote:

Error messages generally provide details about the nature of the problem. Read them carefully. Often, it involves missing dependencies (packages needed for compilation but not installed).

The explanations online include installing dependencies.It is just that when i try to copy paste i get 'no such command' errors.My linux experiences has been aided by doing online research and it has generally been smooth.But ananicy cpp is proving to be a hard nut to crack.

hchiper · 2026-06-11 13:42

We have no idea of the github repo you are using. You should give a link. We should also know which command line gave a 'no such command' error.

essao · 2026-06-11 16:18

hchiper wrote:

We have no idea of the github repo you are using. You should give a link. We should also know which command line gave a 'no such command' error.

Here are a few :
https://github.com/nefelim4ag/Ananicy
https://maketecheasier.com/control-apps … icy-linux/
https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-ut … ce-daemon/

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hchiper · 2026-06-11 18:07

essao wrote:

Here are a few :
https://github.com/nefelim4ag/Ananicy

It's a github repository for ananicy, not for ananicy-cpp.
Which one exactly do you try to install?
And which command line gave a 'no such command' error?

essao · 2026-06-11 18:32

hchiper wrote:

essao wrote:
Here are a few :
https://github.com/nefelim4ag/Ananicy
It's a github repository for ananicy, not for ananicy-cpp.
Which one exactly do you try to install?
And which command line gave a 'no such command' error?

From my research ananicy cpp was rewritten in C++ to fix the bugs in the original ananicy. Sorry I had not posted the page where I made the most progress -this page:https://gitlab.com/ananicy-cpp/ananicy-cpp,where I was able to download and open .But at "cmake -B build \
-DCMAKE_RELEASE_TYPE=Release \
-D[Your Option Here] -D[Another Option] \
-S .
cmake --build build --target ananicy-cpp
sudo cmake --install build --component Runtime" ,this is where i get lost.

Last edited by essao (2026-06-11 18:36)

essao · 2026-06-11 18:44

This:"Building
In order to actually build ananicy-cpp, open a terminal,
clone the repository (or download a release archive), and do the following commands:

If using the git repo (development version):

git clone https://gitlab.com/ananicy-cpp/ananicy-cpp.git"

returns with "git: command not found"

hchiper · 2026-06-11 19:21

essao wrote:

git clone https://gitlab.com/ananicy-cpp/ananicy-cpp.git"
returns with "git: command not found"

Probably the git package (and maybe other tools) is not installed on your system (see this section on the gitlab page).

essao · 2026-06-11 19:37

hchiper wrote:

essao wrote:
git clone https://gitlab.com/ananicy-cpp/ananicy-cpp.git"
returns with "git: command not found"
Probably the git package (and maybe other tools) is not installed on your system (see this section on the gitlab page).

Yes I was actually installing git when my machine froze(like it periodically does).

essao · 2026-06-12 06:40

hchiper wrote:

essao wrote:
git clone https://gitlab.com/ananicy-cpp/ananicy-cpp.git"
returns with "git: command not found"
Probably the git package (and maybe other tools) is not installed on your system (see this section on the gitlab page).

Finally got it running.Thanks for the pointers,especially about installing git.It appears my research had been inadequate.

essao · 2026-06-12 06:51

hchiper wrote:

essao wrote:
git clone https://gitlab.com/ananicy-cpp/ananicy-cpp.git"
returns with "git: command not found"
Probably the git package (and maybe other tools) is not installed on your system (see this section on the gitlab page).

Maybe the developers of Q4OS need to consider incorporating performance tweaks like ananicy cpp into the software like some other distros.

q4osteam · 2026-06-12 08:09

@essao
Thanks for reporting this. Have you noticed any performance improvements since enabling Ananicy on your system ?

essao · 2026-06-12 11:36

q4osteam wrote:

@essao
Thanks for reporting this. Have you noticed any performance improvements since enabling Ananicy on your system ?

I will observe system perfomance over a few days before making a conclusion.I hope a combination of nohang and ananicy cpp perfoms better than when i was using earlyoom.Despite using a somewhat underpowered hp110 mini 2gb laptop,i believe it should not freeze/hang because i primarily use it for web browsing and chromium browser is not supposed to be a resource hog.

q4osteam · 2026-06-12 11:37

Let us know please.

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