In this tutorial, you will learn about how to install OS.js on Linux Mint latest version. OS.js is a modern-looking desktop operating system that closely resembles the GUI of the Windows operating system. It is fast, lightweight, and highly customizable. Follow these instructions below to install OS.js on your Linux Mint Latest.
For this tutorial, you will need a Linux Mint Latest computer with sudo privileges.
First, it's essential to update your Linux system before installing any new software packages. To update, open the terminal and run the command below:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
As we are going to install OS.js on our Linux Mint distribution, we need to install the required packages and dependencies as mentioned below.
sudo apt-get install git-core build-essential zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libpcre3-dev libxslt1-dev libxml2-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libgd2-xpm-dev libgeoip-dev libperl-dev libatomic-ops-dev python python-dev python-simplejson python-imaging nodejs nodejs-legacy npm -y
Once we installed all required packages, now its time to clone the OS.js repository from GitHub into our machine. The command below will clone the latest version of the OS.js repository in the home directory of the user.
git clone https://github.com/os-js/OS.js.git ~/OS.js
cd OS.js
The next step is to install the necessary npm packages that will be required to compile and run the OS.js operating system.
npm install
Now we will create a configuration file for OS.js to log in to the system. Run the below command to create a new copy of the configuration file.
cp src/server/node/settings.js src/server/node/settings-local.js
Finally, we are ready to launch the OS.js operating system. Use the following command below to start the OS.js server.
npm start
Now that we have successfully installed and launched the OS.js operating system, we need to access it from the browser. Open any web browser and access the OS.js server URL by entering "http://localhost:8000" in the address bar.
Congratulations!! You have successfully installed OS.js on your Linux Mint latest version. With the above instructions, you can easily install OS.js on any other Linux distribution as well.
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