plugNmeet is a free and open-source platform for video conferencing that allows you to host and join meetings hassle-free. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install plugNmeet on POP! OS Latest.
First, we need to install some dependencies required by plugNmeet. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and run the following command:
sudo apt install git curl gnupg2 ca-certificates lsb-release wget -y
plugNmeet requires Node.js to be installed on your system. Run the following command in the terminal to install Node.js:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Once Node.js is installed, verify it by running the following command:
node -v
This should display the version of Node.js installed on your system.
Next, we need to clone the plugNmeet repository from GitHub. Run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/plugnmeet/plugnmeet.git
This will clone the plugNmeet repository to your current working directory.
Navigate to the plugNmeet directory by running the following command:
cd plugnmeet
Run the following command to install the dependencies:
npm install
This will install all the required dependencies for plugNmeet. Once the installation is complete, you can start plugNmeet by running the following command:
npm start
This will start the plugNmeet server. You can now access plugNmeet by opening a web browser and entering http://localhost:3000 in the address bar.
In this tutorial, we have guided you on how to install plugNmeet on POP! OS Latest. With plugNmeet, you can easily host and join video conferencing meetings on your system.
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