How to Install Updog on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

Updog is a simple command-line tool that allows you to easily share files and directories over HTTP. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Updog on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• You have a user account with sudo privileges.
• You have a terminal window and an internet connection.

Step 1: Install the required dependencies

Updog requires the git, gcc, make, and libssl-dev packages to be installed on your system. You can install these dependencies using the following command:

sudo zypper install git gcc make libssl-dev

Step 2: Download and compile Updog

Once you have installed the dependencies, you can download the latest version of Updog from the official Git repository using the git clone command:

git clone https://github.com/sc0tfree/updog.git

Navigate to the updog directory:

cd updog

Compile and install Updog using the following commands:

make
sudo make install

Step 3: Verify the installation

To verify that Updog has been installed correctly, you can run the following command:

updog -v

If Updog is installed correctly, you should see the version number printed on the screen.

Step 4: Using Updog

To share a file or directory using Updog, navigate to the directory containing the files you want to share and run the command:

updog <filename or directory name>

This will start a local web server, and you can access your files by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Updog is a useful tool for quickly sharing files over HTTP. By following these steps, you can easily install and use Updog on OpenSUSE Latest.