How to Install HttPlaceholder on OpenSUSE Latest

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install HttPlaceholder on OpenSUSE Latest, which is a powerful tool that allows developers to easily create HTTP-based API stubs.

Prerequisites

  • OpenSUSE Latest installed
  • Command-line interface (CLI) access to your server

Step 1: Install .NET Core SDK

HttPlaceholder is built using .NET Core, so we need to install the .NET Core SDK on our system first.

  1. Open a command prompt terminal window.

  2. Update the package repository using the following command:

    sudo zypper refresh

  3. Add the .NET Core SDK repository to the system using the following command:

    sudo zypper addrepo --no-gpgcheck https://packages.microsoft.com/config/opensuse/15/prod.repo

  4. Install the .NET Core SDK using the following command:

    sudo zypper install dotnet-sdk-3.1

    Note: You can change the version of .NET Core SDK by replacing 3.1 with your desired version number.

  5. Verify that the .NET Core SDK is installed correctly by running the following command:

    dotnet --version

    The command should output the version number of .NET Core SDK that you just installed.

Step 2: Download and Install HttPlaceholder

Now, we'll download and install HttPlaceholder on our OpenSUSE Latest system.

  1. Open a command prompt terminal window.

  2. Download the HttPlaceholder package using the following command:

    wget https://github.com/dukeofharen/httplaceholder/releases/download/v0.8.3/httplaceholder_v0.8.3_linux_x64.tar.gz

    Note: You can visit the HttPlaceholder releases page to check for the latest version and change the URL accordingly.

  3. Extract the package using the following command:

    tar -xvf httplaceholder_v0.8.3_linux_x64.tar.gz

  4. Move the HttPlaceholder folder to the /usr/local/bin directory by running the following command:

    sudo mv httplaceholder /usr/local/bin/

    This will make HttPlaceholder available system-wide.

  5. Verify that HttPlaceholder is installed correctly by running the following command:

    httplaceholder --version

    The command should output the version number of HttPlaceholder that you just installed.

Step 3: Start HttPlaceholder

Now that we have installed HttPlaceholder, we can start using it.

  1. Open a command prompt terminal window.

  2. Navigate to the directory where you want to create API stubs using the following command:

    cd some/directory/

  3. Start HttPlaceholder using the following command:

    httplaceholder

    This will start HttPlaceholder on the default port 5000.

  4. Open your web browser, and navigate to http://localhost:5000. You should see the HttPlaceholder homepage.

    Note: If you're using a different port, replace 5000 with your port number.

  5. You can now start creating API stubs using HttPlaceholder by following the official documentation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed HttPlaceholder on OpenSUSE Latest, and you can now use it to easily create HTTP-based API stubs for your development needs.