Tutorial: Installing Filite on Void Linux

Filite is a command line tool used to mount remote files and directories on a local file system. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Filite on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following:

• A Void Linux installation.
• Access to the command line terminal with sudo privileges.
• Git installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Filite requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:

• libc
• libcurl
• fuse3

You can install these packages by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo xbps-install -S libc-dev libcurl-devel fuse3-devel

Step 2: Clone Filite Repository

Next, you need to clone the Filite repository from GitHub. To do so, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/raftario/filite.git

This will download the Filite repository on your system.

Step 3: Build and Install Filite

Navigate to the root directory of the Filite repository using the following command:

cd filite

Next, you need to run the following commands to build and install Filite:

./configure
make
sudo make install

This will build and install Filite on your system.

Step 4: Verify Filite Installation

To verify if Filite has been installed successfully on your system, run the following command:

filite --version

This should display the version number of Filite installed on your system.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Filite on Void Linux. You can now use Filite to mount remote files and directories on your local file system.