How to Install Pasty on Alpine Linux Latest

Pasty is a simple and lightweight command-line pastebin tool that allows you to quickly share code snippets or texts with others. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Pasty on Alpine Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • The command-line terminal
  • The latest version of Alpine Linux installed

Steps to Install Pasty on Alpine Linux Latest

Follow the below steps to install Pasty on your Alpine Linux system:

  1. Open the terminal and login to your user account with sudo privileges.

  2. Update your package manager and upgrade your system's packages using the following commands:

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade
  1. Install the necessary dependencies required for building Pasty by running the following command:
sudo apk add build-base ctags file git ncurses-dev
  1. Clone the Pasty repository from its GitHub page using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/lus/pasty.git
  1. Navigate to the Pasty directory using the following command:
cd pasty
  1. Build and install Pasty on your system by running the following commands:
make
sudo make install
  1. Finally, verify that Pasty is installed on your system by running the following command:
pasty -v

If Pasty is successfully installed on your Alpine Linux system, you should see the version of Pasty displayed in the terminal.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pasty on Alpine Linux Latest. You may now use it to quickly share your code snippets and texts with others.