Tutorial: Installing WBO on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

WBO, or WhiteBophir, is a web-based collaborative whiteboard application that allows users to collaborate in real-time. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install WBO on OpenSUSE latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to have the following:

  • A running instance of OpenSUSE latest
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • A web browser

Step 1: Install Node.js and NPM

WBO is built using Node.js, so you must first install Node.js and NPM before installing WBO. Follow the steps below to install Node.js and NPM:

  1. Open a terminal window and type the following command to update the package manager:

    sudo zypper refresh

  2. Type the following command to install Node.js and NPM:

    sudo zypper install nodejs npm

    This will install the latest version of Node.js and NPM.

  3. To verify that Node.js and NPM are installed correctly, type the following commands:

    node -v

    npm -v

    These commands should return the version number of Node.js and NPM, respectively.

Step 2: Download WBO

Next, you need to download WBO from the Github repository. Follow the steps below:

  1. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you want to download WBO.

  2. Type the following command to download WBO:

    git clone https://github.com/lovasoa/whitebophir.git

    This will create a directory called whitebophir in the current directory.

Step 3: Install WBO Dependencies

WBO has several dependencies that you need to install before you can run it. Follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to the whitebophir directory that you downloaded in the previous step.

  2. Type the following command to install the dependencies:

    npm install

    This will install all the dependencies required to run WBO.

Step 4: Run WBO

After installing the dependencies, you can run WBO by typing the following command in the whitebophir directory:

node server.js

This will start the WBO server, which you can access by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed WBO on OpenSUSE latest. You can now collaborate with others in real-time using the WBO whiteboard application.