keybase / keybase/client

CLI only installation on OS X?

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Description

I only use keybase.io to download people's OpenPGP keys. I am not interested in

  • An icon I will ever click at the top of my screen
  • A graphical application
  • A kernel module (!)
  • A "service" that runs with elevated privileges at boot time
  • An "updater" that phones home in the background
  • ...

It used to be possible to install just the CLI using Homebrew. Apparently, that now has become a wrapper for the whole "user friendly" installation though.

Is there a way -- short of installing a Go toolchain and building from source -- to get only the CLI on a Mac? And get it into my $PATH without having to /Applications/foo/bar/mumble/something/keybase install -c cli. Could this way please be documented somewhere on keybase.io?

Thanks.

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Research direction

Start by checking the existing Homebrew and OS X installation guidance on keybase.io, along with the keybase install -c cli entry point mentioned in the issue. Determine whether a CLI-only installation and PATH setup are currently supported, then document the confirmed procedure or explain that it is unavailable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, macos
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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