How to Install Updog on Arch Linux

Updog is a lightweight replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer. It allows you to quickly serve a directory's content over HTTP.

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Updog on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you get started, you will need the following:

  • An Arch Linux system with an active internet connection.
  • A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install Updog, we need to first install the dependencies.

Open the terminal and run the following command to update the system:

sudo pacman -Syu

This command will update the system and all the installed packages to their latest available versions.

Next, we will install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S go git

This command installs the Go programming language and Git which are required to build and install Updog.

Step 2: Clone Updog

Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed to clone the Updog repository.

Run the following command to clone the Updog repository:

git clone https://github.com/sc0tfree/updog.git

This will clone the Updog repository to your local system.

Step 3: Build and Install Updog

Now that we have cloned the Updog repository, we can build and install Updog.

Change the directory to the Updog repository by running:

cd updog

Next, build Updog by running the following command:

make build

This command will build the Updog binary.

Once the build is complete, you can install Updog by running the following command:

sudo make install

Updog is now installed on your Arch Linux system.

Step 4: Test Updog

To test Updog, navigate to the directory you want to serve and run the following command:

updog

This will start Updog and serve the content of the current directory on http://localhost:9090.

You can access this URL in your web browser and verify that the directory's content is being served.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Updog on Arch Linux. Updog is a lightweight utility that allows you to quickly serve a directory over HTTP.