How to Install Snibox on NetBSD

Snibox is an innovative clipboard manager that allows you to save snippets of code, text, images, and other types of data for future use. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Snibox on NetBSD, a popular Unix-like operating system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A working installation of NetBSD
• A stable internet connection
• Root privileges for your machine

Installing Snibox

Follow the steps below to install Snibox on NetBSD:

1. Open a terminal window on your NetBSD machine.

2. Install the pkgin package manager if you have not done so already by entering the following command:

$ curl -o /usr/pkg/bin/pkgin https://pkgsrc.joyent.com/packages/NetBSD/`uname -m`/$(uname -r | cut -f '1 2' -d.)/All/pkgin-0.11.0.tgz && chmod 755 /usr/pkg/bin/pkgin

3. Update the pkgin database by running:

$sudo /usr/pkg/bin/pkgin update

4. Install the dependencies required for Snibox:

$sudo /usr/pkg/bin/pkgin install girara gio2 glib2 gtk3 webkitgtk3

5. Download the Snibox package archive:

$wget https://github.com/snibox/snibox/releases/download/v0.11.1/Snibox-0.11.1-Linux.tar.gz

6. Extract the archive using the following command:

$tar xvf Snibox-0.11.1-Linux.tar.gz

7. Move Snibox to the /opt directory on your machine:

$sudo mv Snibox-0.11.1-Linux /opt/snibox

8. Create a symlink to the Snibox binary for ease of use:

$sudo ln -s /opt/snibox/Snibox /usr/local/bin/

That's it! You have successfully installed Snibox on your NetBSD machine.

Launching Snibox

To launch Snibox, open a terminal and type Snibox to start the application. Alternatively, you can create a desktop shortcut to launch the application.

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