How to Install Golinks on Manjaro

Golinks is a tool that allows you to create custom URL shortcuts to quickly access frequently used websites or web-based applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Golinks on your Manjaro system.

Step 1: Install Git

Before we can install Golinks, we need to make sure that Git is installed on our Manjaro system. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 2: Clone the Golinks Repository

Once Git is installed, we can clone the Golinks repository using the following command:

git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/golinks.git

This will create a new directory named golinks in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Go

Golinks is written in Go, so we need to install the Go programming language before we can compile and run the Golinks binary. To install Go, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S go

Step 4: Build Golinks

Now that we have installed Git and Go, we can build Golinks by running the following commands within the golinks directory:

cd golinks
go build

This will build the Golinks binary and place it in the golinks directory.

Step 5: Add Golinks to Your $PATH

To be able to use Golinks from anywhere in your Manjaro system, you need to add the golinks directory to your $PATH environment variable. To do this, add the following line to your .bashrc or .zshrc file:

export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/golinks

Replace /path/to/golinks with the absolute path to your golinks directory.

Step 6: Test Golinks

To verify that Golinks is installed correctly, open a terminal and run the following command:

golinks

You should see the Golinks help text, which means that Golinks is installed and ready to use.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Golinks on your Manjaro system. You can now use Golinks to create custom URL shortcuts and increase your productivity.