How to Install Hoppscotch on Linux Mint

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Hoppscotch on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before installing Hoppscotch, you need to make sure that Node.js and npm are installed on your system. Follow the steps below to install Node.js:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Update your package list:

sudo apt update

3. Install Node.js:

sudo apt install nodejs

4. Verify that Node.js is installed by checking the version:

node -v

5. Verify that npm is installed by checking the version:

npm -v

Installing Hoppscotch

Follow the steps below to install Hoppscotch:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Install Hoppscotch by running the following command:

sudo npm install -g hoppscotch

3. Verify that Hoppscotch is installed by running the following command:

hoppscotch --version

Launching Hoppscotch

Follow the steps below to launch Hoppscotch:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Run the following command to launch Hoppscotch:

hoppscotch

3. Hoppscotch will now be available at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and launch Hoppscotch on Linux Mint. Hoppscotch is a powerful tool that allows you to test RESTful APIs easily, and it can save you a lot of time and effort in developing web applications.