How to Install Jackal on OpenSUSE Latest

Jackal is a XMPP server implementation in Elixir language. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Jackal on OpenSUSE Latest using the GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

1. OpenSUSE Latest installation with sudo privileges
2. Elixir 1.6 or higher
3. Erlang 21 or higher

Installation Steps

1. Open the terminal on your OpenSUSE system.

2. Install the following dependencies: git and build-essential by running the following command:

   sudo zypper install git build-essential
   

3. Install the Elixir language by running the following command:

   sudo zypper install elixir
   

4. Install Erlang programming language by running the following command:

   sudo zypper install erlang
   

5. Clone the Jackal repository from GitHub using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/ortuman/jackal.git
   

6. Switch to the cloned directory using the following command:

   cd jackal
   

7. Fetch the required dependencies by running the following command:

   mix deps.get
   

8. Compile the application using the following command:

   mix compile
   

9. Create the database schema by running the following command:

   mix ecto.create
   

10. Run the application by running the following command:

    mix run --no-halt
    

The application will start running on port 5222.

You have successfully installed Jackal on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start building an XMPP server using the features of the Jackal server.

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