Cordova and PhoneGap Quick Start on Linux Mint 16 Petra
The Tutorial shows you How to Install and Getting-Started with Apache Cordova and Adobe PhoneGap Cross-Platform Mobile Development on Linux Mint 16 Petra Mate/Cinnamon/Kde/Xfce i386/amd64 Desktops.
First, Apache Cordova is an Open-Source Mobile Development Framework that allows you to use Standard Web Technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for Cross-Platform Development, avoiding each Mobile Platforms Native Development Language.
Then Adobe PhoneGap is an Open-Source Framework for Building Cross-Platform Native Applications using Standard Web Technologies such as HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and JavaScript.
The Guide Describe a System-Wide Setup, for a Local One you should Simply Adapt the Installation Target.
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Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).Ctrl+Alt+T
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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How to Install the Latest Node.js on Mint Linux
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Installing Required Git.
sudo apt-get install git
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Installing Latest Cordova with CLI by Npm.
cd
sudo npm install -g cordova
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Testing Cordova Installation.
cordova
You should See the Cordova Help Notice…
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How to Install Adobe PhoneGap for Mint Linux.