How to Install Hoppscotch on OpenSUSE Latest?

Hoppscotch is a popular open-source API development and testing tool that provides a simple and intuitive user interface to perform HTTP requests. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hoppscotch on OpenSUSE Latest using the terminal.

Step 1: Prerequisites

Before we begin installing Hoppscotch on OpenSUSE Latest, we need to make sure that our system meets the following prerequisites:

Step 2: Install Snap

Hoppscotch is available on Snapcraft, which is a cloud-based platform for packaging, distributing, and updating applications. Therefore, we need to install Snap on our OpenSUSE Latest system by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo zypper install snapd

Once the installation is complete, we need to enable and start the Snap service by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable snapd
sudo systemctl start snapd

Step 3: Install Hoppscotch

After installing Snap and enabling the service, we can now proceed to install Hoppscotch on OpenSUSE Latest. To do this, we need to run the following command in the terminal:

sudo snap install hoppscotch

This command will download and install the latest version of Hoppscotch on our system. Wait until the installation process is complete.

Step 4: Launch and Use Hoppscotch

Once the installation is complete, we can launch Hoppscotch using the following command:

snap run hoppscotch

Hoppscotch will open in a new window, and we can start using it to test APIs by entering the URL and choosing the appropriate HTTP method.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated the installation of Hoppscotch on OpenSUSE Latest using Snap. Hoppscotch is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that can help developers perform API testing and development. With Hoppscotch, you can simplify your API testing and ensure that your APIs are working as expected.

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