How to Install Stump on FreeBSD

Stump is a lightweight and fast terminal-based note-taking application for developers. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Stump on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A FreeBSD Latest VPS or dedicated server with root access.
• A standard user with sudo privileges.

Step 1 - Update FreeBSD System

The first step is to update the FreeBSD system to the latest version. To do that, execute the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

This command will update all the installed packages and bring your system up to date.

Step 2 - Install Git

The next step is to install Git on your FreeBSD system. Git is a distributed version control system and is required to download and install Stump. Run the following command to install Git:

sudo pkg install git

Step 3 - Clone Stump Repository

After installing Git, use it to clone the Stump repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/mil-mark/stump.git

Step 4 - Install Dependencies

Once the Stump repository is downloaded, you need to install some dependencies to run it. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo pkg install ncurses make

Step 5 - Compile and Install Stump

After the dependencies are installed, navigate to the Stump directory and run the following commands to compile and install it:

cd stump
make
sudo make install

This will compile and install Stump on your FreeBSD system.

Step 6 - Verify Stump Installation

To verify that Stump is installed correctly, run the following command to run it:

stump

If everything is working correctly, Stump should open up in the terminal.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Stump on FreeBSD. Now you can use Stump to organize your notes, snippets and code in the terminal.