How to Install Livebook on Linux Mint Latest

Livebook is an interactive data science notebook developed by the Erlang and Elixir software development community. It provides a browser-based interface for exploring, analyzing, and visualizing data in a collaborative environment. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Livebook on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure the following requirements are met:

• A Linux machine with Linux Mint Latest installed
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A terminal emulator such as gnome-terminal, xterm or konsole
• A browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge

Step 1: Install Erlang

Livebook requires Erlang version 23 or later to be installed on your machine. Follow these steps to install the latest version of Erlang from the official Ubuntu package repository.

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
2. Enter the following command to add the Erlang Solutions GPG key to your system:

$ wget -O- https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu/erlang_solutions.asc | sudo apt-key add -

3. Enable the Erlang Solutions repository by running the following command:

$ echo "deb https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/erlang-solutions.list

4. Update the package list by running the command:

$ sudo apt-get update

5. Finally, install the Erlang package by running the command:

$ sudo apt-get install -y erlang

Step 2: Install Elixir

Livebook is built on top of the Elixir programming language, so you will need to install it on your system. Follow these steps to install the latest version of Elixir from the official Ubuntu package repository.

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
2. Enter the following command to add the Erlang Solutions GPG key to your system:

$ wget -O- https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu/erlang_solutions.asc | sudo apt-key add -

3. Enable the Erlang Solutions repository by running the following command:

$ echo "deb https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/erlang-solutions.list

4. Update the package list by running the command:

$ sudo apt-get update

5. Finally, install the Elixir package by running the command:

$ sudo apt-get install -y elixir

Step 3: Install git

To download the Livebook source code, you'll need to install the git version control system. Follow these steps to install git on Linux Mint Latest.

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
2. Run the following command to install git:

$ sudo apt-get install git

Step 4: Download and Install Livebook

Now that you have installed all the prerequisites, you can download and install the Livebook application on your Linux Mint Latest machine. Follow these steps to download and install Livebook.

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
2. Clone the Livebook repository from GitHub by running the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/livebook-dev/livebook.git

3. Change into the Livebook directory by running the command:

$ cd livebook

4. Compile the assets and run the application by running the command:

$ mix deps.get
$ mix compile
$ mix phx.server

5. Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:7888 to access the Livebook user interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Livebook on your Linux Mint Latest machine. You can start using the application to explore, analyze and visualize data in an interactive and collaborative environment.

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