Bavarder/README.md

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  Bavarder
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  <strong>Chit-chat with an AI</strong>
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## Usage

Documentation is available [here](https://bavarder.codeberg.page)

## Installation

### Flatpak

You can either use your GNOME Software and search for "Bavarder" or you can run

``` shell
flatpak install io.github.Bavarder.Bavarder
```

### Latest

You can download a flatpak from the latest commit [here](https://codeberg.org/Bavarder/-/packages/generic/bavarder/). Download the file and run:

``` shell
flatpak install bavarder.flatpak
```

#### From Source

Clone the repo and run `flatpak-builder`

``` shell
git clone https://codeberg.org/Bavarder/Bavarder # or https://github.com/Bavarder/Bavarder
cd Bavarder
flatpak-builder --install --user --force-clean repo/ build-aux/flatpak/io.github.Bavarder.Bavarder.json
```

### Others

You can see more install methods on the [website](https://bavarder.codeberg.page/install/)

## Contribute

The [GNOME Code of Conduct](https://wiki.gnome.org/Foundation/CodeOfConduct) is applicable to this project

See [`SEEN.md`](./SEEN.md) for a list of articles and posts about Bavarder

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### Mirrors

- [GitHub](https://github.com/Bavarder/Bavarder)
- [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/Bavarder/Bavarder)
- [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/Bavarder/Bavarder)

## About the name

Bavarder is a french word, the definiton of Bavarder is "Parler abondamment de choses sans grande portée" (Talking a lot about things that don't matter) (Larousse) which can be translated by Chit-Chat (informal conversation about matters that are not important). For non-french speakers, Bavarder can be hard to speak, it's prounouced as [bavaʀde]. Hear [here](https://youtu.be/9Qoogwxo5YA)

## See also 

### [Imaginer : Imagine with AI](https://imaginer.codeberg.page)

A tool for generating pictures with AI (GNOME app)

- [GitHub](https://github.com/ImaginerApp/Imaginer)
- [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/Imaginer/Imaginer)