Tutorial: How to install Libervia on OpenSUSE Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Libervia, a web-based interface for Salut à Toi, on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A running instance of OpenSUSE Latest
  • sudo access or root privileges
  • Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Step 1: Installing Python and Other Dependencies

Libervia requires Python 3 and some additional dependencies to run. To install them, open a terminal and run the following commands:

sudo zypper install python3 python3-virtualenv git gcc-c++ libffi-devel

This command will install Python 3, create virtual environment, git, gcc-c++ and libffi-devel.

Step 2: Cloning the Libervia Repository

Now you need to clone the Libervia repository. To do this, execute the following command:

git clone --recursive https://repos.goffi.org/libervia-web.git

This command will download the Libervia code into a libervia-web directory in your current location.

Step 3: Activating a Virtual Environment

To avoid conflicting with other Python installations on your system, it's best to run Libervia in a virtual environment. First, navigate to the directory where you cloned Libervia using the cd command:

cd libervia-web

Next, create a new virtual environment with the following command:

python3 -m venv env

Now activate the virtual environment with the following command:

source env/bin/activate

You should see (env) indicating the virtual environment is active.

Step 4: Installing Libervia Dependencies

Now that you have a virtual environment, you can install the dependencies required by Libervia. First, run:

pip install wheel

This command will install wheel, a tool for building Python packages. Next, run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This command will install all the required dependencies for Libervia.

Step 5: Running Libervia

Finally, you can start the Libervia server by executing the following command:

python3 run.py start

This command will start the server, and you should see output indicating that it's running. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to see the Libervia web interface.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Libervia on OpenSUSE Latest. We hope this tutorial was helpful, and you can now start using Libervia to communicate with others over Salut à Toi.