Installing Bin on Alpine Linux Latest

Bin is a command line tool that makes it easy to generate files or directories from templates. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Bin on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, ensure that you have:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux Latest with root privileges.
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

Before installing Bin, we need to make sure that all of its dependencies are installed. Please run the following command to install them:

apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps git gcc musl-dev

Step 2: Cloning the Bin Repository

To install Bin, we first need to clone its repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/w4/bin.git
cd bin

Step 3: Building Bin

Now that we have cloned the Bin repository, we can build it from source. Run the following command to build Bin:

make build

This command will compile the Bin code and create the bin binary file.

Step 4: Installing Bin

Now that we have built Bin successfully, we can install it on our system. Run the following command to install Bin:

make install

This command will install the bin binary file in the /usr/local/bin directory.

Step 5: Testing Bin

To test whether Bin has been installed correctly, run the following command:

bin --version

If Bin has been installed correctly, the output should display the version of Bin that has been installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bin on Alpine Linux Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Bin on Alpine Linux Latest. With Bin, you can now leverage templates to generate files and directories with less manual work.

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