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Installing ShortURL on MXLinux Latest

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ShortURL, a simple URL shortener, on MXLinux Latest.

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git, which is the version control system used to manage the ShortURL code. To install Git, open a terminal window and type the following command:

sudo apt-get install git

Step 2: Clone the ShortURL Repository

Next, we need to clone the ShortURL repository from Git using the following command:

git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/shorturl.git

This will create a new directory called shorturl in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Dependancies

To install the dependencies required by ShortURL, enter the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3-pip sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev

Step 4: Install Python Dependencies

In the shorturl directory, there is a file called requirements.txt which lists all the Python dependencies needed by ShortURL. To install them, enter the following command:

sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Create the Database

ShortURL requires a SQLite database to store the shortened URLs. To create the database, follow these steps:

  1. Change to the shorturl directory:
cd shorturl
  1. Create the database file:
touch shorturl.db
  1. Initialize the database schema:
sqlite3 shorturl.db < schema.sql

Step 6: Launch the Server

To launch the ShortURL server, enter the following command:

python3 server.py

This will start the server on port 8000. To access the ShortURL interface, open a web browser and enter the following URL:

http://localhost:8000

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ShortURL on MXLinux Latest. You can now use this simple URL shortener to create shorter, more manageable URLs.

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