Installing
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3. Downloading Swift
Download Swift Release for Linux Mint
If you are using Firefox then on Prompt Choose “Open with Archive Manager”:
Or After try to Select the Package by the Downloads Button on Top Panel:
Instead, on Google-Chrome simply try to Choose the Package on the Bottom Panel:
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4. Extracting Swift
Then Extract Swift into /tmp
In case Double-Click/Right-Click to Open with Archive Manager:Or from Shell:
tar xvzf ~/Downloads/swift*tar.gz -C /tmp/
(But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.)
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5. Installing Swift
Next to Install Swift Platform
Relocate the Swift stuff with:sudo mv /tmp/swift* /opt/swift
Again Set the SuperUser as Owner:
chown -R root:root /opt/swift
And finally, import the GPG Key:
wget -q -O - https://swift.org/keys/all-keys.asc | sudo gpg --import -
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6. Setting Up PATH
Now Amend the User PATH
Edit the Bash Configuration File to Append the Binaries into the Working Environment:echo 'export PATH=/opt/swift/usr/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
ReLoad the PATH simply with:
bash
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