Installing Golinks on EndeavourOS Latest
Golinks is a tool that allows you to create custom shortcuts to web URLs, commands, or files. This tutorial will show you how to install Golinks on EndeavourOS Latest.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, you will need to have the following:
- EndeavourOS Latest installed on your system
- Internet connection
- Basic knowledge of the terminal
Step 1: Install Python
Golinks is written in Python, so we need to ensure that Python is installed on our system. To check if Python is installed, open the terminal and type:
python --version
If Python is not installed, you can install it by typing the following command:
sudo pacman -S python
Step 2: Install Golang
Golinks is written in the Go programming language, so we need to install Golang on our system. To install Golang, open the terminal and type:
sudo pacman -S go
Step 3: Install Git
Golinks is hosted on Git, so we need to install Git to be able to clone the repository. To install Git, open the terminal and type:
sudo pacman -S git
Step 4: Clone the Golinks Repository
Now that we have all the prerequisites, we can clone the Golinks repository by executing the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/golinks.git
This will create a new directory named "golinks" in your current directory.
Step 5: Install dependencies
To install the dependencies for Golinks, navigate to the "golinks" directory and execute the following command:
go get ./...
This will download and install all the dependencies.
Step 6: Build and Install Golinks
To build Golinks, navigate to the "golinks" directory and execute the following command:
go build -ldflags "-s -w" -o golinks cmd/golinks/main.go
This will compile Golinks into a binary executable named "golinks".
To install Golinks, move the "golinks" binary to a directory that is in your system's $PATH. For example, you can move it to the "/usr/local/bin" directory by executing the following command:
sudo mv golinks /usr/local/bin/
Step 7: Verify the Installation
To verify that Golinks is installed correctly, open the terminal and type:
golinks --help
This command should output the help message for Golinks, which means that the installation was successful.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Golinks on EndeavourOS Latest. You can start using Golinks by creating your custom shortcuts using the "golinks" command.