Nullboard is an open-source bulletin-board software that offers a minimalist experience for users who require a simple system for posting news, notes, and messages. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Nullboard on OpenSUSE Latest using the command-line interface.
Before installing Nullboard, ensure that:
The first step is to install the necessary packages for Nullboard to work on OpenSUSE. Open a terminal and enter the following command:
sudo zypper install ruby ruby-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel
Next, we will download the Nullboard source code from the official repository on GitHub. Enter the following commands:
sudo wget https://github.com/apankrat/nullboard/archive/master.zip
sudo unzip master.zip
Once the files have been downloaded and extracted, move the Nullboard directory to the /usr/local/nullboard directory:
sudo mv nullboard-master /usr/local/nullboard
Now, we will install the Bundler package manager and the necessary gems for Nullboard. Enter the following commands:
sudo gem install bundler
sudo bundle install --gemfile=/usr/local/nullboard/Gemfile
Nullboard uses a YAML configuration file to setup its settings. Copy the example configuration file located in the config directory:
sudo cp /usr/local/nullboard/config/example.yaml /usr/local/nullboard/config/config.yaml
Edit the config.yaml file with your preferred text editor and set the necessary settings.
Finally, we will start the Nullboard server:
cd /usr/local/nullboard
bin/nullboard
By default, Nullboard listens on port 8080. To access it, open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Nullboard on OpenSUSE Latest using the command-line interface. You can now start using Nullboard and take advantage of its minimalist and simple bulletin-board features.
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