How to Install Coder on OpenSUSE Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Coder on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Coder, make sure you have the following:

• A running instance of OpenSUSE Latest
• sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Node.js

Coder is built on Node.js, so we need to install Node.js first.

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type the following command to add Node.js repository to your system:

sudo zypper ar https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/nodejs/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ Node.js

3. Update your system repositories:

sudo zypper refresh

4. Type the following command to install Node.js:

sudo zypper in nodejs

5. Verify that Node.js is installed by typing:

node -v

You should see the version number of Node.js installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Coder

Now that Node.js is installed, we can proceed with the installation of Coder.

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type the following command to download the latest version of Coder:

curl -fsSL https://coder.com/server\?type\=linux\&arch\=x86_64\&version\=3.10.0 | tar -xz

3. Move the downloaded file to the /usr/local directory:

sudo mv coder /usr/local

4. Add Coder to your path:

echo "export PATH=/usr/local/coder/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc

5. Reload the .bashrc file:

source ~/.bashrc

6. Verify that Coder is installed by typing:

which coder

You should see the path to the Coder executable.

Step 3: Start Coder

1. Type the following command to start Coder:

coder

2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Coder on your OpenSUSE Latest system.

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