Linux Prerequisites

You need to install Git, curl, and Go.

The following commands should work on a Debian-based Linux distribution. Other distributions might require use of yum instead of apt-get. Adapt as needed.

This document assumes that you are using the Bash shell.

Git

Vanadium code is managed using Git. Learn more about Git setup on GitHub.

sudo apt-get install git

Curl

The install script uses curl to download some prerequisites.

sudo apt-get install curl

Go

Vanadium is mostly implemented in Go. Learn more about Go installation on the Go website.

# Install the Go binaries in $HOME/go.
curl -f https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -C $HOME -xzf -

# Modify your `.bashrc` file or its equivalent to faciliate Go usage.
cat - <<"EOF" >> $HOME/.bashrc
export GOROOT=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
EOF

You're all set

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