How to install shorturl on EndeavourOS Latest
In this tutorial, we'll learn how to install shorturl on EndeavourOS Latest. Shorturl is a simple URL shortener that can be used to shorten long URLs into easy-to-remember short URLs. We will be using the shorturl source code from https://git.mills.io/prologic/shorturl.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:
- An EndeavourOS Latest installation.
- sudo or root access privileges to install packages.
Installation
Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
Install Git and Go using the following command:
sudo pacman -S git goClone the shorturl repository using Git.
git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/shorturl.gitChange the directory to shorturl.
cd shorturlBuild the shorturl binary.
go build -o shorturlMove the shorturl binary to /usr/local/bin.
sudo mv shorturl /usr/local/bin/Verify that shorturl is installed and working by typing the following command:
shorturl -h
Usage
To shorten a URL using shorturl, use the following command:
shorturl shorten https://example.com
Replace https://example.com with the URL you want to shorten.
To expand a short URL using shorturl, use the following command:
shorturl expand http://sho.rt/ABC123
Replace http://sho.rt/ABC123 with the short URL you want to expand.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we learned how to install shorturl on EndeavourOS Latest. We also learned how to use shorturl to shorten and expand URLs. With shorturl installed, you can now easily shorten long URLs into memorable short URLs.