How to install Rustpad on OpenSUSE Latest

Rustpad is a collaborative text editor designed for programmers. It is available online at rustpad.io as well as an on-premises version that you can install on your machine.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Rustpad on OpenSUSE latest.

Prerequisites

• A user with sudo privileges
• A working internet connection

Step 1: Install the required dependencies

Before installing Rustpad on your system, you will need to install some dependencies required for its proper functioning. Open a terminal and run the following command to install them:

sudo zypper install -y curl sudo tmux wget

Step 2: Download and install Rustpad

1. Download the latest binary for Rustpad from the official website rustpad.io:

wget https://github.com/rustpad/rustpad/releases/download/v0.1.12/rustpad-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded file and move it into a system-wide location:

tar -xvf rustpad-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
sudo mv rustpad-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu /opt/

3. Create a symlink:

sudo ln -s /opt/rustpad-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/rustpad /usr/local/bin/

Step 3: Configure Rustpad

1. Create a new user:

sudo adduser rustpad

2. Change to the 'rustpad' user:

sudo su rustpad

3. Create a new tmux session:

tmux new -s rustpad

4. Start Rustpad with the default settings:

rustpad

Step 4: Access Rustpad in the browser

1. Open a browser and go to the IP address or domain name of your server.

2. Enter the username and password you set up during the configuration process.

3. You should now be able to use Rustpad in the browser.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Rustpad on your OpenSUSE latest machine. You can now use Rustpad to collaborate with other programmers and speed up your workflow.

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