How to Install Smashing on POP! OS Latest

Smashing is an open-source platform for creating and sharing dashboards. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Smashing on POP! OS.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you should have the following:

• A computer running POP! OS Latest
• A terminal or command-line interface

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Before installing Smashing, you need to install some dependencies:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install ruby-full build-essential zlib1g-dev

Step 2 - Install Smashing

Once you have installed the dependencies, you can install Smashing:

sudo gem install smashing

Step 3 - Create a Smashing Dashboard

Now that you have installed Smashing, you can create a dashboard:

smashing new my_dashboard
cd my_dashboard
bundle install

Step 4 - Start the Smashing Server

Finally, you can start the Smashing server:

smashing start

You should now be able to access your dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3030.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Smashing on POP! OS Latest and create a dashboard. Smashing is a powerful tool for creating and sharing dashboards to help you visualize your data.

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