Installation Guide: How to Install Dashing on Clear Linux Latest

Dashing is a Sinatra based framework that allows you to build beautiful dashboards using Ruby, HTML, and CSS. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Dashing on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you need to have the following:

• A Clear Linux Latest
• A working internet connection
• Basic command line knowledge

Step 1: Update your system

Before we start the installation, update your system to the latest version of packages.

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install Ruby

Dashing requires Ruby on your system. Use the following command to install Ruby on your Clear Linux.

sudo swupd bundle-add ruby-basic

Step 3: Install NodeJS

Dashing also requires NodeJS installed on your Clear Linux. To install NodeJS use the following command.

sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic

Step 4: Install Dashing

After installing Ruby and NodeJS, now we can easily install Dashing. Use the following command to install Dashing on your Clear Linux.

sudo gem install dashing

Step 5: Verify the Installation

To verify the installation, we can create a sample dashboard using dashing new my_dashboard command. Navigate to the directory which was created while running this command.

cd my_dashboard

After running this command, we can start the server using the following command.

dashing start

This will start the Dashing server. Open your favorite browser and navigate to http://localhost:3030 to see the sample dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Dashing on Clear Linux Latest. We also created a sample dashboard to verify the installation. You can use this guide to build beautiful dashboards using Ruby, HTML, and CSS using Dashing.