Factor is an open-source programming language that provides a fast execution environment for applications. This tutorial will walk you through the process of downloading and installing Factor on MXLinux.
Before you begin, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
To download Factor, you can use the wget command in the terminal. Open a terminal window and type the following command at the prompt:
$ wget https://downloads.factorcode.org/releases/0.98/factor-linux-x86-64-0.98.tar.gz
Alternatively, you can download Factor directly from the Factor website.
Next, we need to extract the downloaded archive. Navigate to the directory where the archive was downloaded and use the following command:
$ tar -xvzf factor-linux-x86-64-0.98.tar.gz
This will extract the contents of the archive into a new directory called factor.
To use Factor from anywhere in the terminal, we need to add it to the system's path. Open the ~/.bashrc file in a text editor with the following command:
$ nano ~/.bashrc
Add the following line to the end of the file:
export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/factor
Replace /path/to/factor with the absolute path to the factor directory that was extracted in Step 2. Save and exit the file.
To test if the installation was successful, open a new terminal window and type the following command:
$ factor
This should start the Factor interactive shell. You can now enter Factor code and execute it within the shell.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Factor on MXLinux!
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