How to Install fx from https://github.com/metrue/fx on EndeavourOS Latest?

fx is a simple and powerful command-line tool that helps you to inspect and manipulate your data as a JSON file. It provides an interactive UI with many Unix pipes to help you to filter and convert your data. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install fx from https://github.com/metrue/fx on EndeavourOS Latest using the command-line interface.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, you should have:

Step 1 - Install Git

Git is a distributed version control system used to track changes in source code management during software development. Git is used to clone the latest version of the fx code from its GitHub repository. To install Git, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 2 - Clone the fx repository

Clone the fx repository by executing the command below. This command will create a local copy of the fx source code in your home directory.

git clone https://github.com/metrue/fx.git

Step 3 - Build the fx source code

After cloning the fx source code, go into the cloned repository directory.

cd fx

Next, install the required dependencies.

npm install

After installing dependencies, build the fx source code.

npm run build

Step 4 - Add fx to your system path

Now that you have installed fx, add it to your system path by running the command below. This will make the fx command available from anywhere on your system.

echo 'export PATH="$PATH:'$(pwd)'/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Step 5 - Verify the installation of fx

After successfully completing the above steps, run the fx command to verify the installation.

fx

If installed correctly, fx should display its logo and provide an interactive UI for data manipulation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install fx, a powerful command-line tool that helps you to inspect and manipulate your data as a JSON file, on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use fx by running the 'fx' command in your terminal.

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