Installing Fussel on Alpine Linux Latest

Fussel is a tool for generating Fuzzy Hashes, which can be used for detecting changes in files or data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Fussel on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation process, you need to ensure that:

• You have a running instance of Alpine Linux Latest.
• You have root access and basic command line knowledge.
• You have an active internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To get started, open a terminal and run the following command to update the system:

apk update

Once the update is complete, install the dependencies required to build and install Fussel. Run the following command:

apk add git build-base autoconf automake libtool libmagic-dev

Step 2: Clone Fussel Repository

Next, we need to clone the Fussel repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cbenning/fussel.git

After cloning the repository, move to the fussel directory:

cd fussel

Step 3: Build and Install Fussel

In this step, we will build and install Fussel. Run the following command:

./autogen.sh && ./configure && make && make install

This command will build Fussel and install it on your system.

Step 4: Verify Installation

To verify that Fussel is installed correctly, run the following command:

fussel --version

This command should display the version number of Fussel.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown how to install Fussel on Alpine Linux Latest. Now you can use Fussel to generate Fuzzy Hashes for your files and data.

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