Code-Server is a web-based platform that provides a browser-based code editor powered by VS Code. It is an excellent tool for developers as it allows them to write and debug code from anywhere using a web browser. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Code-Server on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before installing Code-Server, ensure that you have OpenSUSE Linux installed and have root/sudo privileges.
Follow the steps below to install Code-Server on OpenSUSE Latest:
Open the terminal and update the system packages by running the following command:
sudo zypper update
Next, install the necessary dependencies for Code-Server by running the following command:
sudo zypper install nodejs npm
Now, download the Code-Server package from the GitHub repository by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/coder/code-server/releases/download/3.12.0/code-server-3.12.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Note: You can check for the latest Code-Server release on GitHub and replace the version number in the above command.
Extract the downloaded package by running the following command:
tar -xvf code-server-3.12.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Move the extracted folder to the /usr/local
directory by running the following command:
sudo mv code-server-3.12.0-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/code-server
Add the code-server
directory to the system path so that you can execute code-server
from anywhere in the system by running the following command:
echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/code-server/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
Finally, start Code-Server by running the following command:
code-server
Note: By default, Code-Server runs on port
8080
. You can access the Code-server editor by opening your web browser and enteringhttp://localhost:8080
.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Code-Server on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start coding from anywhere using a web browser.
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