Spacebin is an open-source collaborative tool that allows you to share and edit text documents with others in real-time. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Spacebin on POP! OS Latest using the terminal.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before we start with the installation process, let's update the system using the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update the system packages and install the available updates.
Spacebin is available on GitHub, and we need to install Git to clone the repository. Use the following command in the terminal to install Git:
sudo apt install git -y
After installing Git, run the following command to check if it is successfully installed:
git --version
You should see the Git version installed on your system.
Now that we have installed Git, let's clone the Spacebin repository to our system. Use the following command in the terminal to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/spacebin-org/spirit.git
This will create a new directory with the name "spirit" in the current working directory.
Spacebin is built on Node.js, and we need to install it before running the application. Use the following command in the terminal to install Node.js:
sudo apt install nodejs npm -y
After installing Node.js, run the following command to check if it is successfully installed:
node -v
You should see the Node.js version installed on your system.
We will use Yarn to manage the Spacebin dependencies. Use the following command in the terminal to install Yarn:
sudo npm install -g yarn
After installing Yarn, run the following command to check if it is successfully installed:
yarn --version
You should see the Yarn version installed on your system.
Now that we have installed all the required packages, it's time to install the Spacebin dependencies. Enter the "spirit" directory using the following command:
cd spirit
Then use the following command to install the dependencies:
yarn install
This will install all the dependencies required to run Spacebin.
Finally, use the following command to start the Spacebin application:
yarn start
This will start the Spacebin application, and you can access it by opening your web browser and accessing "http://localhost:3000". You can now use Spacebin to collaborate with others in real-time.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Spacebin on POP! OS Latest using the terminal. We installed Git, Node.js, Yarn, cloned the Spacebin repository, installed dependencies, and started the application. You can now use Spacebin to share and edit text documents with others.
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