How to Install Mango on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Mango on NetBSD. Mango is a modern, fast, and easy-to-use web development framework written in the Go programming language. It is designed to be simple and flexible, enabling developers to create high-performance web applications with ease.

Step 1: Install Go

Before we can install Mango, we need to have the Go programming language installed on our system. To install Go, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your NetBSD system.

2. Open a terminal window.

3. Type the following command to download the Go distribution:

   $ ftp https://golang.org/dl/go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   

   Note - In this tutorial, we are using version 1.17.2 of Go. You can choose to download the latest version.

4. Extract the downloaded file to /usr/local/go directory using the following command:

   $ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go<version>.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   

   Note - Replace with the version that you downloaded.

5. Add the Go binary path to the system path by running the following command:

   $ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
   $ source ~/.bashrc
   

6. Verify the installation by running the following command:

   $ go version
   

   If the installation was successful, you should see the version number of Go.

Step 2: Install Mango

Now that we have Go installed, we can proceed with the installation of Mango. Follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Use the following command to clone the Mango repository from GitHub:

   $ go get -u github.com/hkalexling/Mango
   

3. Change to the Mango directory using the following command:

   $ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/hkalexling/Mango
   

4. Use the following command to build Mango:

   $ go build
   

5. If the build succeeds, you should see a Mango binary file created in the Mango directory.

Step 3: Testing Mango

Now that Mango is installed, we can test it by creating a sample web application. Follow these steps:

1. Create a new directory for your project:

   $ mkdir mango-test
   

2. Change to the newly created directory:

   $ cd mango-test
   

3. Create a file named main.go and add the following code:

   package main
   
   import (
       "github.com/hkalexling/Mango"
   )
   
   func main() {
       r := Mango.New()
       r.GET("/", func(c *Mango.Context) {
           c.String("Hello, world!")
       })
       r.Run(":8080")
   }
   

4. Save the file and run the following command to build the application:

   $ go build
   

5. If the build process succeeds, you should see a mango-test binary file created in your project directory.

6. Finally, run the following command to start the Mango server:

   $ ./mango-test
   

7. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. If everything is working correctly, you should see "Hello, world!" displayed in your browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mango on NetBSD. You can now start building fast and flexible web applications with Mango. Happy coding!

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