Installing NeonLink on EndeavourOS Latest

NeonLink is a fast and lightweight cross-platform clipboard sharing tool, which can be downloaded from the Github page at https://github.com/AlexSciFier/neonlink.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing NeonLink on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing NeonLink, you must ensure that your EndeavourOS system has the following installed:

To install these packages, open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo pacman -S git
sudo pacman -S rust
sudo pacman -S cargo

Installing NeonLink

Once you have all the necessary prerequisites installed, you are ready to download and install NeonLink.

  1. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install NeonLink.

    cd /path/to/the/directory
    
  2. Clone the Neonlink repository from Github using the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/AlexSciFier/neonlink.git
    
  3. Navigate to the downloaded NeonLink directory:

    cd neonlink
    
  4. Compile and install NeonLink using cargo:

    cargo install --path .
    

    This may take several minutes to complete, depending on your system's performance.

  5. After the installation process is complete, you can launch NeonLink using the following command:

    neonlink
    

    You should now see the NeonLink icon in your system tray.

Configuring NeonLink

NeonLink is a cross-platform clipboard sharing tool that allows you to share your clipboard data between Windows, macOS, and Linux systems.

To configure NeonLink on your system, simply right-click on the NeonLink icon in the system tray and select settings.

From the settings menu, you can configure the following properties:

To start using NeonLink, simply copy any text or data to your clipboard, and it will automatically sync to all other NeonLink-enabled devices on your network.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured NeonLink on your EndeavourOS Latest.

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