How to Install Fenrus on Manjaro

Fenrus is a command line tool for easily creating FEN strings for Chess. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Fenrus on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Installation Steps

  1. Open a terminal on your Manjaro Linux system.

  2. Install Git by running the following command:

    sudo pacman -S git
    
  3. Clone the fenrus repository from Github by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/revenz/fenrus.git
    
  4. Navigate into the fenrus directory:

    cd fenrus
    
  5. Install the dependencies using the following command:

    sudo pacman -S go
    go mod download
    
  6. Compile the fenrus tool using the following command:

    go build -o fenrus main.go
    
  7. Install the fenrus tool by copying the binary to /usr/local/bin

    sudo cp fenrus /usr/local/bin/
    
  8. Confirm that fenrus is installed properly by running the following command:

    fenrus
    

    You should see the output of fenrus version information.

Congratulations! Fenrus is now installed on your Manjaro Linux system.

Conclusion

We have shown you how to install Fenrus on Manjaro Linux. With Fenrus, you can easily create FEN strings for chess. Now you can start using Fenrus and improve your chess games.

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