How to Install Shhh on OpenBSD

Shhh is a command-line tool designed for securely sharing sensitive information. Here is a step-by-step guide to installing Shhh on OpenBSD via its source code on its official GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites.

Installation

Follow these instructions to download, build and install Shhh on OpenBSD.

  1. Open the terminal on your OpenBSD machine.

  2. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

    sudo pkg_add go git
    

    This will install the Go programming language and Git on your system.

  3. Clone the Shhh repository from GitHub using Git. Run the following command to do so:

    git clone https://github.com/smallwat3r/shhh.git
    
  4. Navigate to the cloned Shhh directory:

    cd shhh
    
  5. Compile and build Shhh by running the following command:

    go build
    
  6. Once the build process is complete, you should have an executable file named shhh in the current directory.

  7. Copy this executable to your $PATH by running the following command:

    sudo cp shhh /usr/local/bin
    
  8. Verify the installation by running the following command:

    shhh --version
    

    This command should print the installed version of Shhh.

Conclusion

By following these simple steps, you should now have successfully installed Shhh on your OpenBSD machine. You can start using it for securely sharing sensitive information with ease.

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