How to Install Wastebin on OpenSUSE Latest

Wastebin is an open-source paste service that allows you to store and share text snippets online. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Wastebin on OpenSUSE latest version.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

A user account with sudo permissions.
OpenSUSE latest version installed on your system.
Terminal emulator installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies for Wastebin. Open the terminal emulator and run the following command:

sudo zypper in couchdb couchdb-devel couchdb-python python-devel python-pip gcc

This command will install CouchDB, Python, and other necessary dependencies required to run wastebin.

Step 2: Install Virtualenv

Next, we need to install virtualenv. Virtualenv is a Python-based tool that creates isolated Python environments. It helps to manage the dependencies of different Python projects.

Use the following command to install virtualenv:

sudo pip install virtualenv

Step 3: Create Virtual Environment

Now we will create a virtual environment for Wastebin using virtualenv. To create a virtual environment, navigate to a directory of your choice and run the following command:

mkdir wastebin
cd wastebin
virtualenv .env

This command will create a new directory named wastebin and a virtual environment named .env inside it.

Step 4: Install Wastebin

Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

source .env/bin/activate

Next, we need to clone the Wastebin repository from the GitHub repository.

Use the following command to clone Wastebin:

git clone https://github.com/matze/wastebin.git

This command will clone the Wastebin repository in the current directory.

Next, navigate to the wastebin directory:

cd wastebin

Now, we will install the necessary packages and libraries required to run Wastebin:

Use the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Configure Wastebin

After installing, we need to configure Wastebin. First, copy the default configuration file:

cp wastebin/settings_default.py wastebin/settings.py

Then, open the settings.py file using your favorite text editor:

nano wastebin/settings.py

In the file, update the COUCH_BASE_URL parameter as follows:

COUCH_BASE_URL = 'http://127.0.0.1:5984/wastebin'

This parameter defines the CouchDB instance and database URL where Wastebin will store and retrieve pastes.

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Run Wastebin

Before running Wastebin, we need to create the CouchDB instance and database. Use the following command:

curl -X PUT http://127.0.0.1:5984/wastebin

This command will create a new database named wastebin.

Now, we can start Wastebin by running the following command:

python2 runserver.py

This command will start the Wastebin web server on port 8080. Open a web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8080 to access the Wastebin web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Wastebin on OpenSUSE latest version. By following this tutorial, you can easily set up Wastebin on your own server and start sharing your text snippets online.