Tutorial: Installing Hiccup on Alpine Linux

Hiccup is a lightweight and minimalist CSS library that you can use to design websites. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Hiccup on Alpine Linux, the lightweight and secure operating system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you'll need the following:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux. This tutorial is written for the latest version of Alpine Linux.
• A web browser to test the installation of Hiccup.

Steps to Install Hiccup on Alpine Linux

1. Open the terminal in your Alpine Linux system.

2. Update your package repositories by running the following command:

sudo apk update 

3. Install npm (Node.js Package Manager), using the command:

sudo apk add npm

4. Next, install the gulp-cli globally with npm, using the following command:

sudo npm install -g gulp-cli

5. Then, navigate to the directory on your Alpine Linux system where you want to install Hiccup. For example, if you want Hiccup installed in the /var/www/ directory, run the following command:

cd /var/www/

6. Clone the Hiccup repository from the official website using the command:

git clone https://github.com/Ashwinvalento/hiccup.git

7. Navigate to the Hiccup directory using the command:

cd hiccup/

8. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

9. Now run the command below to generate a build/ directory containing minified HTML, CSS and JavaScript files.

npm run build

10. Finally, open the index.html file located inside the ./build/ directory in your web browser to see that Hiccup has been installed successfully.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have presented a step-by-step guide on how to install Hiccup on Alpine Linux. With Hiccup installed on your system, you'll be able to design minimalist and lightweight websites efficiently.

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