IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) is a protocol and network designed to create a more permanent and distributed web. Go IPFS is a complete IPFS implementation written in the Go programming language. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Go IPFS on Arch Linux.
Before you install Go IPFS on Arch Linux, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
To install Go IPFS on Arch Linux, you need to install the Go programming language first. You can use the pacman package manager to install Go by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S go
After the installation is complete, verify that Go has been installed correctly by checking its version:
go version
Now, let's download and install IPFS. The easiest way to do this is by using the IPFS prebuilt binaries. You can download the latest release of Go IPFS from the official IPFS GitHub repository:
wget https://dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/v0.9.1/go-ipfs_v0.9.1_linux-amd64.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xvf go-ipfs_*.tar.gz
Change to the extracted directory:
cd go-ipfs
Then, run the following command to install IPFS:
sudo bash install.sh
Now, IPFS should be installed on your Arch Linux system.
To verify that Go IPFS has been installed correctly, you can run the following command:
ipfs help
This command will display a list of available IPFS commands.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Go IPFS on Arch Linux. Now, you can start exploring the decentralized world of IPFS and join the growing community of users who are using this revolutionary technology to create a more open and distributed web.
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