How to Install Smashing on Elementary OS Latest

Smashing is a free and open-source web framework for building web applications using Ruby. It provides a clean and easy-to-use API for developing web applications quickly and efficiently. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Smashing on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with this tutorial, you must have the following requirements:

Step 1: Install Ruby

Ruby is required to run Smashing. To install Ruby on Elementary OS Latest, open the Terminal and type the following command:

$ sudo apt install ruby-full

This will install Ruby on your system.

Step 2: Install Git

Git is required to clone the Smashing repository from GitHub. To install Git, run the following command:

$ sudo apt install git

Step 3: Clone the Smashing Repository

To clone the Smashing repository from GitHub, run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/smashing/smashing.git

This will clone the Smashing repository into a directory named smashing in your current working directory.

Step 4: Install Smashing

To install Smashing, navigate to the smashing directory and run the following command:

$ sudo gem install bundler
$ bundle install

This will install the required dependencies for Smashing.

Step 5: Run Smashing

To run Smashing, type the following command:

$ smashing start

This will start the Smashing server. You can open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3030 to access your Smashing dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Smashing on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now start building your web applications using Smashing.

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