Installing Clink on Linux Mint Latest

Step 1: Download Clink

Go to https://short.swurl.xyz/ in your web browser and download the latest version of Clink for Linux.

Step 2: Extract the files

Open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the Clink file. Use the following command to extract the files.

tar xvzf clink_*_linux_x86_64.tar.gz

Replace *_linux_x86_64.tar.gz with the name of the file you downloaded.

Step 3: Move the files

Move the extracted files to the /usr/local/bin/ directory using the following command.

sudo mv clink_*_linux_x86_64 /usr/local/bin/clink

Again, replace *_linux_x86_64 with the name of the extracted file.

Step 4: Set file permissions

Set the file permissions for Clink using the following command.

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/clink/clink

Step 5: Add Clink to your shell configuration

Add Clink to your shell configuration file (e.g. ~/.bashrc) by opening it in a text editor and adding the following line at the end of the file.

eval "$(clink --register --copy)"

Save the file and exit the text editor.

Step 6: Test Clink

Open a new terminal window and type the following command to confirm that Clink was installed correctly.

echo $clink_dir

If Clink was installed correctly, this command should output the directory where Clink is installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Clink on Linux Mint Latest.

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