Goshorly is a command-line tool written in Go that provides URL shortening and redirection services. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Goshorly on MXLinux Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure you have the following requirements fulfilled:
go language installedgit package installedFirst, we need to clone the Goshorly repository from the Git server using the git command. Open the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://gitea.hackmi.ch/Phil/goshorly.git
This will create a new directory named goshorly in your current working directory, which contains the source code of Goshorly.
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the goshorly directory using the terminal.
cd goshorly
Now, we'll use the go command to build the Goshorly binary.
go build -o goshorly
This command will generate a binary named goshorly in the current directory.
After the binary is generated, we need to install Goshorly to make it globally accessible. We can do this by copying the binary to the /usr/local/bin directory.
sudo cp goshorly /usr/local/bin/
We can verify the Goshorly installation by running the goshorly command in the terminal.
goshorly
If everything is installed correctly, you should see the Goshorly version and options available.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Goshorly on MXLinux Latest. With URL shortening and redirection services, this tool can be useful in various applications.
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