LeapChat is a messaging and collaboration platform that can be used for team communication, group discussion, file sharing, and voice and video calls. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing LeapChat on OpenBSD.
Before installing LeapChat, make sure that you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. You will also need to have the following packages installed:
To download the latest version of LeapChat, go to the LeapChat website at https://www.leapchat.org/. Click on the "Download" button and save the file to your local machine.
Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where the file was saved and extract the contents of the archive using the following command:
sudo tar xzf leapchat*.tar.gz -C /opt
This will extract the LeapChat files to the /opt directory.
Navigate to the LeapChat directory using the following command:
cd /opt/leapchat
Next, install the required dependencies using the following command:
sudo npm install
This will download and install all the necessary dependencies for LeapChat.
Once the installation is complete, you can start LeapChat using the following command:
sudo npm start
This will start LeapChat and you should be able to access it by going to http://localhost:8080/ in your web browser.
That's it! You should now have LeapChat up and running on your OpenBSD machine. You can now use it for messaging and collaboration with your team, group discussion, file sharing, voice and video calls, and more.
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