How to Install Blink on Manjaro

Blink is a powerful SDK that enables developers to build secure messaging solutions for apps and web services. This tutorial will explain how to install Blink on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to make sure that the following software packages are installed on your Manjaro system:

You can install these packages through the manjaro package manager or by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S git go gcc golang-goprotobuf golang-github-stretchr-testify

Installation Steps

Once you have installed the required software packages, you can follow these steps to install Blink on your Manjaro system:

  1. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Blink.

  2. Clone the Blink repository from GitHub by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/blink-messaging/blink-sdk-go.git
    
  3. Navigate to the cloned repository directory:

    cd blink-sdk-go/
    
  4. Install the Blink SDK by running:

    make install
    

    This will install the Blink SDK and its dependencies on your system.

  5. (Optional) Run the example code to test your installation:

    make test
    

    This will run the unit tests for the Blink SDK.

  6. Once the installation is complete, you can start using the Blink SDK in your projects.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Blink SDK on your Manjaro system.

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