curl Installation
Explore how to check if curl is installed and follow step-by-step instructions to download and install curl on your system. Understand the importance of obtaining curl from official sources and learn to verify the installation, enabling you to use this essential tool for making API calls throughout the course.
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Installation hints
The examples and exercises in this course rely on a handful of handy tools and utilities. This appendix is a short guide to locating and safely installing these tools on our local machine. Most of the installation routines are pretty straightforward. However, a couple of them are involved because the tools are supported on many different operating systems and involve multiple versions. We’ve tried to provide additional advice along the way to help steer you through any potential problems.
We advise that you stick to installing these tools from the web locations mentioned in this appendix. Many of these utilities are free, open-source software products, and some versions of them may be hosted on private web pages. But there’s a slight chance that these unofficial download pages will serve up versions ...