How to Install Shhh on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Shhh, a simple command-line tool for securely storing secrets, on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure you have the following installed on your NetBSD system:

• Git
• Go

Step 1: Clone the Shhh repository

Open your terminal and run the following command to clone the Shhh repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/smallwat3r/shhh.git

Step 2: Build Shhh

Navigate to the cloned repository by running the following command:

cd shhh

Next, build Shhh by running the following command:

go build

Step 3: Move Shhh to the bin directory

After the build is complete, move the Shhh executable to the /usr/local/bin directory by running the following command:

sudo mv shhh /usr/local/bin

Step 4: Test Shhh

Finally, test Shhh by running the following command:

shhh

If you receive the message "No secrets found", then Shhh is successfully installed on your NetBSD system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Shhh on NetBSD. With Shhh, you can securely store your secrets without worrying about unauthorized access.

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