In this tutorial, we'll walk through the steps to install a URL shortener called "shorturl" on Elementary OS Latest. Shorturl is an open source project hosted on Git that allows users to create and store shortened URLs for easy sharing.
Before we get started, make sure your Elementary OS is up-to-date by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
You'll also need to have Git installed on your system. If you don't have it already, you can install it by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install git
Clone the shorturl repository from Git by running the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/shorturl.git
Change into the shorturl directory by running the following command:
cd shorturl
Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Run the following command to start the server:
python3 shorturl.py
The server will now be running on your system. You can access it by going to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.
By default, shorturl stores shortened URLs in a SQLite database file called shorturl.db. If you want to change the database configuration, you can modify the config.py file in the shorturl directory.
You can also change the port on which the server runs by modifying the server_port variable in the same file.
That's it! You now have shorturl installed and running on your Elementary OS system. With this powerful tool, you can easily create shortened URLs and share them with others. Happy shortening!
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