xBrowserSync is a browser synchronization tool that allows you to synchronize and access your bookmarks, tabs, and history across different browsers and platforms. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install xBrowserSync on Clear Linux latest version.
Before you start with the installation process, you need to have Clear Linux and a web browser installed on your system.
Follow the steps below to install xBrowserSync on Clear Linux:
Open a terminal window on your Clear Linux system.
Update the package repositories by running:
sudo swupd update
Install the required dependencies by running:
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libstdc++ gobject-introspection desktop-dev pkgconfig
Install Node.js by running:
sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic
Install xBrowserSync by running:
npm install -g xbrowsersync
Verify that xBrowserSync has been installed successfully by running:
xbrowsersync -h
This should display the help menu for xBrowserSync.
Now that you have installed xBrowserSync on your Clear Linux system, you can start using it to synchronize your bookmarks, tabs, and history across different browsers and platforms. To get started, run the following command in a terminal window:
xbrowsersync
This will launch the xBrowserSync server, and you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.
You can also install the xBrowserSync browser extension in your preferred web browser to start syncing your data.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed xBrowserSync on your Clear Linux system.
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