How to install Chowdown.io on NetBSD

Chowdown.io is a command-line tool that allows you to generate static websites from plain text files. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Chowdown.io on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that your NetBSD system meets the following requirements:

• NetBSD 6.0 or later version
• Curl
• Git

Steps

1. Install Git and Curl using pkgin:

sudo pkgin -y install git curl

2. Clone the Chowdown.io repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/clarklab/chowdown.git

3. Move to the Chowdown directory:

cd chowdown

4. Download and install the latest version of Golang:

curl -O https://dl.google.com/go/go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/

5. Set the Go environment variables:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin

6. Build Chowdown with Go:

go build -o chowdown *.go

7. Move the executable file to /usr/local/bin:

sudo mv chowdown /usr/local/bin/

8. Verify that Chowdown is installed and working properly:

chowdown version

If the installation was successful, you should see the version number listed in the output.

Conclusion

Chowdown.io is now installed on your NetBSD system. You can now use it to generate static websites from plain text files. Further information can be found in the Chowdown.io documentation.

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