OS.js is an online desktop environment which allows you to use your applications from anywhere, on any device with a web browser. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and set up OS.js on OpenBSD.
To complete this tutorial, you will need the following:
Before we begin, we need to update all existing packages on the server. To do this, type the following command:
sudo pkg_add -Uu
Now we need to install required packages for OS.js. To do this, type the following command:
sudo pkg_add node-10.15.3 ttf-dejavu firefox
Next, we will download OS.js and install it on the system. To do this, follow the steps below:
curl -L "https://github.com/os-js/OS.js/releases/latest" -o osjs-latest.tar.gz
tar -xvf osjs-latest.tar.gz
cd OS.js-*
sudo ./bin/install.sh
Now that we have installed OS.js, we can start it using the following command:
sudo ./bin/osjs.sh
Finally, we can access OS.js by opening a web browser and going to http://<SERVER_IP>:8000
. You should see the OS.js login page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OS.js on OpenBSD. You can now easily access your applications on any device with a web browser.
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