Installing Freeboard on MXLinux Latest

Freeboard is an open-source framework that allows users to create interactive dashboards. This tutorial will go over the steps required to install Freeboard on MX Linux Latest, a popular Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before installing Freeboard, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of MX Linux Latest
• An internet connection
• Basic knowledge of commands used in the Terminal

Installation

To install Freeboard on MX Linux Latest, follow the steps below:

1. Open the Terminal application on your MX Linux Latest system.

2. Update your system by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

3. Install Node.js by running the following command:

sudo apt install -y nodejs npm

4. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Freeboard. For example, if you want to install it in your home directory, run the following command:

cd ~/

5. Clone the Freeboard repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Freeboard/freeboard.git

6. Change to the new freeboard directory with the following command:

cd freeboard

7. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

8. Start the local server by running the following command:

npm start

9. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Freeboard interface.

10. To exit Freeboard, press CTRL + C in the Terminal window.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Freeboard on MX Linux Latest. Now that you have installed Freeboard, you can start building your interactive dashboards.

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