Overview
curl is installed on all SiSrv servers by default; however, you may want to install a newer version depending on your needs. This article walks you through how to install a custom version of curl (command line tool).
These instructions explain how to install the curl command line tool which is different from cURL. View the following article for more information:
Installing curl
Log in to your server via SSH.
Make sure you're in your user's home directory.
cd ~Locate the version you wish to install here:
Right-click a .zip link and copy its URL. You can then run the following wget command to download the .zip file.
wget https://curl.se/download/curl-8.9.0.zipUnzip the file.
unzip curl-8.9.0.zip
rm -rf curl-8.9.0.zipNavigate into this new directory.
cd curl-8.9.0Run the following to install:
curl requires you to choose which SSL library you'd prefer to use when building it. These instructions use openssl. View SELECT YOUR TLS for further details.
./configure --prefix=$HOME/curl --with-openssl
make
make installOpen your .bash_profile using nano or vim. For example:
nano ~/.bash_profileAdd this line to your .bash_profile:
export PATH=$HOME/curl/bin:$PATHUpdate your .bash_profile to activate your new configuration
. ~/.bash_profileCheck the location and version of curl:
which curl/home/username/curl/bin/curl
curl --versioncurl 8.9.0 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
