How to Install EdPaste on Arch Linux

EdPaste is an open-source pastebin tool that serves as a simple command-line utility. This tool is used to share and store text online. In this tutorial, we will install EdPaste on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

• A system running Arch Linux
• Basic command-line knowledge

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing EdPaste, we need to install some dependencies. Open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S go git

This command installs the 'go' and 'git' packages which are needed to fetch and build the EdPaste package.

Step 2: Clone EdPaste

We will use 'git' to clone the EdPaste repository from GitHub. Execute the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/ptnr/EdPaste.git

This command will create a directory named 'EdPaste' in your current working directory, which contains the EdPaste source code.

Step 3: Build and Install EdPaste

Now that we have cloned the repository, we need to build and install EdPaste. Change your working directory to the 'edpaste' directory and execute the following commands:

cd EdPaste
make
sudo make install

This command will build and install EdPaste on your Arch Linux system.

Step 4: Verify EdPaste Installation

After successfully installing EdPaste, we will now verify if it's installed correctly or not. Open a new terminal window and execute the following command:

edpaste --help

This command should display the available options for the EdPaste command-line tool.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EdPaste on Arch Linux.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install EdPaste on Arch Linux. You can now use EdPaste to share and store text online using the command-line utility. EdPaste is a simple yet powerful tool that can come in handy when you need to share snippets of code or notes with other people.