How to Install Go IPFS on OpenSUSE Latest

IPFS is a protocol and network designed to create a peer-to-peer method of storing and sharing hypermedia in a distributed file system. Go IPFS is an implementation of IPFS written in Go. Go IPFS provides a command-line interface that allows users to interact with the IPFS network.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Go IPFS on OpenSUSE. The following steps will guide you through the process.

Step 1: Install Go

Before installing Go IPFS, we need to install Go. Go is a programming language used to build Go IPFS. To install Go, type the following command in your terminal.

sudo zypper install go

Step 2: Install git

To download Go IPFS from the Github repository, we need git installed in our system. To install git, type the following command in your terminal.

sudo zypper install git

Step 3: Clone Go IPFS Repo

To clone the Go IPFS repository, type the following command in your terminal.

git clone https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs.git

Step 4: Build Go IPFS

To build Go IPFS, navigate to the go-ipfs directory and type the following command in your terminal.

cd go-ipfs/
make build

Step 5: Install Go IPFS

To install Go IPFS, type the following command in your terminal.

sudo make install

Step 6: Verify the installation

To verify whether the installation was successful, type the following command in your terminal.

ipfs help

If the installation was successful, you should see the help text for Go IPFS.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you should now have Go IPFS installed and ready to use on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start using Go IPFS to share and store data in the IPFS network.