How to Install schort on POP! OS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing schort on POP! OS latest version using the command line interface.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you should have the following prerequisites:

  • POP! OS latest version installed on your system
  • A terminal emulator (GNOME Terminal is pre-installed on POP! OS)

Steps

  1. Open a terminal emulator on your POP! OS system.

  2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git make build-essential
  1. Clone the schort repository from GitHub to your local system by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/sqozz/schort.git
  1. Change into the schort directory by running the following command:
cd schort
  1. Compile the schort source code by running the following command:
make
  1. Install schort by running the following command:
sudo make install
  1. Verify that schort is installed properly by running the following command:
schort -h

You should see the following output:

Usage: schort [OPTION...] [URI...]

Shorten URIs through given or generated short aliases.

 -c       Prints generated short alias and exits
 -d       Deletes all entries
 -e       Edits entry
 -h       Prints help and exits
 -i       Prints all entries
 -r       Deletes one entry
 -v       Prints version and exits

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed schort on your POP! OS system. You can now use schort to shorten and manage your URIs.