How to Install Werf on Arch Linux

Werf is a tool that allows you to build, deploy and manage Kubernetes applications in an efficient way. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install werf on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies required to install werf.

sudo pacman -S curl gnupg git -y

Import werf GPG key

Werf uses a GPG key to sign its repository. Import the GPG key using the following command.

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/werf/werf/master/pubkey.gpg | gpg --import -

Add werf Repository

Next, add the werf repository to pacman.

echo '[werf]
Server = https://dl.bintray.com/werf/werf/arch/
' | sudo tee /etc/pacman.d/werf.repo

Update pacman

Update the pacman database to include werf repository.

sudo pacman -Syy

Install werf

Finally, install werf using pacman.

sudo pacman -S werf -y

Verify werf Installation

To verify werf installation, run the following command.

werf version

You should see the version number of the werf tool installed on your system.

Conclusion

That’s it. We have successfully installed the werf tool on Arch Linux. You can now use werf for building, deploying and managing Kubernetes applications.

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