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# Google Assistant Linux

Before you can get to running the Google Assistant service, you need to know a few things, and set up a few others:

* You’ll need to have Python 3 installed on your system.

## Setting Up the Google Assistant API

Before you can use Google Assistant on your Linux, you’ll have to configure the Google Assistant API.

* **Go to “Projects”** in the **Google Cloud Platform Console** [website](https://console.cloud.google.com/project), and click on **“Create Project”**
* .**Give your project an appropriate name**. I used “My Google Assistant” as the name, but “Way Better than Siri” will work just as well. Then, **click on “Create”**
* The Cloud Platform Console will take some time to set up your project, and you’ll be able to see a progress circle in the top right. Once done, you can **click on the “bell icon”**, and then on the notification regarding your project.
* In the page that opens up, click on **“API Manager”.**
* Go to **“Library”,** and then search for **“Google Assistant”.**
* Click on the **“Google Assistant API”** that shows up in the results, and then click on **Enable.**
* Google will tell you that you may need credentials to use the API. Simply click on “**Create credentials**“.
* In the form that opens up, choose “**Other UI (eg Windows, CLI)**” under “**Where will you be calling the API from?**“, and select “**User Data**” in “**What data will you be accessing?**“. Then click on “**What credentials do I need?**“
* Create a client ID. You can give it any name that you want. Once done, click on “**Create client ID**“.
* In the next step, use the name of your project in the “**Product name as shown to users**“, and then click **“Continue”.**
* You’ll get the option to download the credentials. Click on **“Done”.** We’ll download the credentials later.
* Go to [Activity Controls](https://myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols), and ensure that **all the toggles are turned on**. This is required for the Google Assistant to provide personalized responses
* In the next screen, you’ll be able to see the client ID you created. Click on the download icon at the very right of the screen. This will download a JSON file to your computer. Save it somewhere you can easily get to. I saved it at “**/Users/akshaygangwar/assistant/**“

## Install Google Assistant Sample Project

* Launch the Terminal (Command Prompt on Windows), and type the following command:
* SDK

> \~$`python3 -m pip install google-assistant-sdk[samples]`

* Library

> \~$ pip install --upgrade google-assistant-library

* Once the command completes, type the following command:

> \~$ pip install --upgrade google-auth-oauthlib\[tool]
>
> \~$ google-oauthlib-tool --client-secrets path/to/client\_secret\_XXXXX.json --scope <https://www.googleapis.com/auth/assistant-sdk-prototype> --save --headless

* You will get a URL as the output in the Terminal. Navigate to this URL in your browser, copy and paste the confirmation code from the webpage into the Terminal, and press Enter.

## Use Google Assistant

* SDK

Test Google Assistant

> ```
> ~$ python -m googlesamples.assistant.grpc.audio_helpers
> ```

To launch google assistant enter following command:

> \~$ `python -m googlesamples.assistant.grpc.pushtotalk`

* Library

> ```
> google-assistant-demo
> ```