How to Install Clink on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

Clink is an extension to the Windows command-line interpreter, cmd.exe, which enhances it with features and usability enhancements. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Clink on OpenSUSE Latest using simple commands.

Prerequisites

You will need an OpenSUSE Latest machine with the root user access.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before installing Clink, you need to install the following packages on your OpenSUSE Latest machine:

sudo zypper install gcc make ncurses-devel

Step 2: Download Clink

In this step, you need to download the Clink source code from the following link:

wget https://short.swurl.xyz/clink

Step 3: Extract and Compile Clink

Now, you need to extract and compile Clink using the following commands:

tar -xvzf clink
cd clink
make

Step 4: Install Clink

Once the compilation completes, you need to install Clink using the following command:

sudo make install

Step 5: Verify Clink

To verify that Clink has been installed successfully, you can type the following command:

clink

The above command should open a command prompt with the Clink shell environment.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Clink on OpenSUSE Latest. Now, you can use Clink to enhance the features and usability of Windows command-line interpreter.