Tutorial: How to Install Scoold on Void Linux

Scoold is a lightweight question and answer platform for developers. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Scoold on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Void Linux (latest version)
• Java 8 or later

Step 1: Download Scoold

To download Scoold, open a terminal and run the following command:

wget https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/releases/download/v1.44.0/scoold-1.44.0.zip

This will download the latest version of Scoold in the zip format.

Step 2: Install Java

If you do not have Java installed on your system, you can install it using the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S openjdk8

This will install Java 8 on your system.

Step 3: Extract Scoold

To extract the downloaded zip file, run the following command:

unzip scoold-1.44.0.zip

This will extract the scoold-1.44.0 directory to your current working directory.

Step 4: Start Scoold

To start Scoold, navigate to the extracted directory and run the following command:

java -Xmx1g -jar scoold.jar

This will start Scoold and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Scoold on Void Linux. By following these steps, you should now have a working instance of Scoold on your system.