How to Install Dashing on Linux Mint

Dashing is a popular dashboard platform for building web applications that display real-time data. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Dashing on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

• A Linux Mint Operating System.
• sudo access or root user.

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we install Dashing, we need to install some dependencies that Dashing requires to run. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
sudo apt-get install -y ruby-dev
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
sudo apt-get install -y npm
sudo gem install bundler

Step 2: Download and Install Dashing

Next, we will download and install the Dashing application.

Open the terminal and run the following commands:

gem install dashing

Step 3: Create a New Dashboard

Once Dashing installation is completed, let's create a new dashboard.

dashing new mydashboard

Step 4: Start Dashing Server

To start the Dashing server, go to the root directory of the dashboard and run the following command:

dashing start

This will start the Dashing server and you can access it by opening the web browser and going to the following URL:

http://localhost:3030

If you want to access the dashboard from a network device, use the IP address of your machine instead of 'localhost'.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dashing and created a new dashboard on Linux Mint.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the installation process of Dashing and how to create a new dashboard. You can now start building your dashboard and display real-time data on your Linux Mint OS.