How to Install Tabby on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Tabby is an open-source terminal emulator that allows users to organize their command-line windows into tabs. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Tabby on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following prerequisites:

  • A running instance of Fedora CoreOS
  • Superuser privileges to install software packages
  • A stable Internet connection

Step-by-Step Installation

  1. Open a terminal window on your Fedora CoreOS instance.

  2. Install the git package using the following command:

sudo dnf install git
  1. Clone the Tabby repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/bertvandepoel/tabby.git
  1. Navigate into the cloned repository using the following command:
cd tabby
  1. Install the required dependencies of Tabby by running the following command:
sudo dnf install -y make gcc-c++ libsecret-devel gnupg
  1. Compile Tabby by running the following command:
make release
  1. You should now have a target/release/tabby binary file. You can run Tabby by executing this file using the following command:
./target/release/tabby
  1. Optionally, you can add the tabby command to your PATH environment variable so that you can execute it from any directory:
echo 'PATH="$PATH:/path/to/cloned/tabby/target/release"' >> ~/.bashrc

Replace /path/to/cloned/tabby with the actual path to the cloned Tabby repository.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tabby on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. Now you can enjoy the convenience of organizing your command-line windows in tabs using Tabby.