Installing Pasty on Arch Linux

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Pasty, a command-line pastebin client for Linux, on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Arch Linux
• Git
• Python 3

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Pasty requires the following dependencies to be installed:

• xclip: A command-line utility for working with the X clipboard
• pyperclip: A Python module for working with the system clipboard

To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S xclip python-pyperclip

Step 2: Clone the Repository

Next, clone the Pasty repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/lus/pasty.git

This will download the source code to a directory called pasty in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Pasty

Change to the pasty directory and run the following command to install Pasty:

sudo python3 setup.py install

This will install the Pasty executable to /usr/bin/pasty.

Step 4: Test Pasty

To test that Pasty is installed correctly, run the following command:

echo "Hello, World!" | pasty

This will upload the text "Hello, World!" to a pastebin service and copy the URL to the clipboard. You can then paste the URL into a web browser to view the pasted text.

Congratulations! Pasty is now installed on your Arch Linux system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Pasty on Arch Linux. You should now be able to use Pasty to easily share code snippets and other text on pastebin services.

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