How to Install Para on Alpine Linux Latest?

Para is an easy-to-use decentralized and scalable blockchain platform that allows developers to build decentralized applications. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Para on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• An instance of Alpine Linux Latest running as a virtual machine or on a physical server.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the System

Before we start with the installation of Para, we need to update the system to the latest packages available. To do this, run the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Para requires some dependencies to be installed on the system before installing it. These dependencies can be installed using the following command:

sudo apk add --no-cache git bash build-base libgcc libstdc++ openssl-dev

Step 3: Clone Para Git Repository

Next, we need to clone the Para Git repository to our Alpine Linux system. We can do this by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/evanlinjin/para.git

Step 4: Build Para

After we have cloned the Para Git repository, we need to build it using the following command:

cd para
bash build.sh

Step 5: Run Para

After we have built Para, we can run it using the following command:

./para-cli

Conclusion

By following the above steps, we have installed Para on our Alpine Linux system. We can now use Para to develop decentralized applications.

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