Installing Takahē on OpenSUSE Latest

Takahē is an open-source keyboard firmware that supports various types of keyboards. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Takahē on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

To install Takahē on OpenSUSE Latest, you need to have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

Step 1: Install Git

Git is a version control system that allows you to track changes to your code. To install Git, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo zypper install git

Step 2: Install GCC

GCC is a compiler that allows you to compile your code. To install GCC, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo zypper install gcc

Step 3: Install Make

Make is a build automation tool that allows you to automate the building process of your code. To install Make, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo zypper install make

Step 4: Clone Takahē Repository

To install Takahē, you need to clone the Takahē repository. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/jackhumbert/tmk_keyboard.git

Step 5: Install Dependencies

Takahē requires some dependencies to be installed before installation. To install these dependencies, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo zypper install libusb-1_0-devel libudev-devel

Step 6: Compile Takahē

After cloning the Takahē repository and installing its dependencies, you can now compile Takahē. To do this, navigate to the Takahē repository directory in the terminal:

cd tmk_keyboard

Then, run the following command to compile Takahē:

make takaha:default

Step 7: Install Takahē

After compiling Takahē, you can now install it. To do this, run the following command:

sudo make takaha:default:flash

The above command will flash Takahē onto your keyboard. After installation, your keyboard should be running Takahē firmware.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Takahē on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now customize your keyboard firmware to your liking.

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