Updog (short for "Upload-Only-Powerful-Development-Organisation-Generator") is a simple HTTP server for facilitating easy file uploads in command-line environments. It is available for installation on various operating systems, including Void Linux.
To install Updog on Void Linux, you need:
Open a terminal window on your Void Linux system.
Install the git package if it is not already installed on your system.
sudo xbps-install -S git
Clone the Updog repository from GitHub.
git clone https://github.com/sc0tfree/updog
Change into the cloned directory.
cd updog
Run the following command to compile the Updog binary.
cargo build --release
This may take a few minutes to complete, as it downloads and installs the necessary dependencies and builds the binary from source.
After the build completes successfully, run the following command to install the updog binary to your system's bin directory.
sudo install target/release/updog /usr/local/bin/
To verify that Updog is installed correctly, run the following command to display the version number.
updog --version
If everything is set up correctly, you should see the current version number of Updog displayed in the terminal.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Updog on Void Linux. You can now use the updog command in your terminal to start a file upload server or to access the other features of this utility. To learn more about how to use Updog, refer to its documentation on GitHub.
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