Installing FLAP on OpenSUSE Latest

FLAP is a powerful cloud-based platform for managing and analyzing scientific datasets. In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps required to install FLAP on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A machine running OpenSUSE Latest.
• A stable internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

1. Open the terminal and enter the following command to update the system:

   sudo zypper refresh
   

2. Now, install the required dependencies using the following command:

   sudo zypper install gcc gcc-c++ libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libevent-devel openssl-devel libffi-devel python3-devel
   

Step 2: Install Git

1. Now, let's install Git using the following command:

   sudo zypper install git
   

2. Verify that Git has been installed correctly by running:

   git --version
   

Step 3: Clone FLAP Repository

1. Now, it's time to clone FLAP repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/flap-cloud/flap.git
   

Step 4: Install Virtualenv

1. We'll be installing Python packages in a virtual environment, so let's install the virtualenv package using the following command:

   sudo zypper install python3-virtualenv
   

2. Move into the directory where you cloned the FLAP repository, and create a new virtual environment using the following command:

   cd flap/
   python3 -m venv env
   

3. Activate the virtual environment using this command:

   source env/bin/activate
   

Step 5: Install FLAP

1. Now that our virtual environment is ready, let's install the required Python packages using the following command:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

2. Finally, run the following command to install FLAP:

   python setup.py install
   

Step 6: Congratulations!

You have successfully installed FLAP on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start using the FLAP platform by running:

flap

Happy data analysis!

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