Golinks is a command-line utility that lets you easily create and access shortcuts to URLs, files, and directories. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Golinks on MXLinux Latest using the command line.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
The first step to installing Golinks is to install Git, if it’s not already installed. Open a terminal emulator and type the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
Clone the Golinks repository from the GitLab server by running the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/golinks.git
This will download the entire project to your local machine.
After the download is complete, navigate to the Golinks directory using the following command:
cd golinks
Now that you are inside the Golinks directory, you can install Golinks with the following command:
sudo make install
This will install Golinks on your system.
To test if Golinks has been installed successfully, run the following command:
golinks --help
You should see the help menu for Golinks printed in the terminal window.
That’s it! You have successfully installed Golinks on MXLinux using the command line. You can now create and access shortcuts to URLs, files, and directories with ease.
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