Wayback is a tool used for archiving websites and making them accessible later. It keeps a copy of the website, including its pages, images, and other media content. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Wayback on OpenBSD.
Before we begin, make sure your system satisfies the following requirements:
Follow the below steps to install Wayback on your OpenBSD system:
Open your terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by searching for the terminal in the applications menu.
Update your system packages using the below command:
$ sudo pkg_add -u
Install the dependencies required for Wayback using the following command:
$ sudo pkg_add git bash
Clone the Wayback repository from GitHub using git:
$ git clone git://github.com/wabarc/wayback.git
Navigate to the cloned directory:
$ cd wayback
Run the installation script:
$ cd install
$ sudo sh wayback.sh
Wait for the installation process to complete successfully.
After the installation process completes, start the Wayback service:
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/wayback start
Congrats! You have successfully installed Wayback on your OpenBSD machine.
Wayback is a helpful tool to preserve website content, especially useful when you need to access historical website pages. In this tutorial, we saw how to install Wayback on OpenBSD, step-by-step. Enjoy archiving!
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