How to Install Pasty on Manjaro

Pasty is a command-line tool that lets you quickly share snippets of text, code or files via a temporary URL. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Pasty on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Manjaro installed on your computer
• Terminal emulator application

Installation

Follow these simple steps to install Pasty on Manjaro:

1. Open the terminal emulator application on your computer.
2. Install Go programming language using the following command:

sudo pacman -S go

3. Clone the Pasty repository to your computer.

git clone https://github.com/lus/pasty.git

4. Move to the directory where you cloned the Pasty repository.

cd pasty

5. Build the Pasty binary using Go.

go build

6. Move the built binary to the /usr/local/bin directory.

sudo mv pasty /usr/local/bin

7. Confirm that Pasty is installed correctly by typing pasty --version in the terminal. You should see the version number displayed on your screen.

Usage

To use Pasty in the terminal:

1. Run the pasty command followed by the filename you want to share.

pasty <filename>

2. Pasty will generate a temporary URL that you can share with others.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pasty on your Manjaro system. You can now use this command-line tool to share snippets of text, code or files via a temporary URL.

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