How to Install graph-vl on FreeBSD Latest
graph-vl is a powerful graph visualization library, and in this tutorial, we will discuss the steps to install graph-vl on FreeBSD Latest.
Prerequisites
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following things:
- A FreeBSD Latest machine with root access
- Git installed on your FreeBSD machine
- Node.js and NPM installed on your FreeBSD machine
- Xcode or Command Line Tools for Xcode installed on your FreeBSD machine
Installation Steps
Follow these steps to install graph-vl on your FreeBSD machine:
1. Install the required dependencies
To install graph-vl on your FreeBSD machine, first, you need to install the required dependencies. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
pkg install cairo llvm90 glib2 node npm
2. Clone the graph-vl repository
Next, clone the graph-vl repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/verifid/graph-vl.git
This will create a graph-vl directory in your current working directory.
3. Install the node modules
Next, navigate to the graph-vl directory and run the following command to install the node modules:
cd graph-vl
npm install
4. Install the graph-tool
graph-vl depends on another library called graph-tool. You can install the graph-tool library by running the following command:
pkg install py38-graph-tool
5. Build the C++ bindings
graph-vl uses C++ bindings to communicate with graph-tool. To build the C++ bindings, run the following command:
npm run build-addon
6. Start the development server
You can now start the development server using the following command:
npm start
This will start the development server at http://localhost:3000/, and you can access the graph-vl application from your web browser.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we discussed the steps to install graph-vl on FreeBSD Latest. Now you can use graph-vl for graph visualization and analysis on your FreeBSD machine.