Installing Blog on OpenSUSE Latest

Blog is a simple, lightweight, and fast blogging engine that supports Markdown and generates static HTML files. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Blog on OpenSUSE Latest from its GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, make sure your system has the following prerequisites:

Step 1: Installing Required Packages

First, make sure that all the required packages are installed on the system. You can use the following command to install them:

sudo zypper install git make gcc golang

Step 2: Cloning Blog from GitHub

After installing the necessary packages, use the following command to clone the Blog repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/m1k1o/blog.git

Step 3: Building and Installing Blog

Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the blog directory using the following command:

cd blog

Now, build and install Blog by running the following command:

sudo make install

This command will build the application and install it in the default location.

Step 4: Creating a Configuration File

Next, create a configuration file for your blog using the following command:

sudo cp config.toml.example config.toml

After that, use your favorite text editor to modify the config.toml file according to your needs and preferences.

Step 5: Generating Your Blog

Finally, generate your blog by running the following command:

blog

This command will generate your blog's static content in the output directory, which is public by default.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Blog on OpenSUSE Latest from its GitHub repository. Now, you can start writing blogs and publishing them for the world to see. Happy Blogging!

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