How to Install Cordova and PhoneGap on Linux Mint 17 Qiana

Cordova and PhoneGap Quick Start on Linux Mint 17 Qiana

The Tutorial shows you How to Install and Getting-Started with Apache Cordova and Adobe PhoneGap Cross-Platform Mobile Development on Linux Mint 17 Qiana 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.

1. Download Apache Cordova 4+ Source Release.

   Cordova 4.X Zip Archive

   Get Cordova Zip

2. Open Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

3. Unzip Cordova Archive.

   cd $HOME/Downloads

   unzip ./cordova*.zip

   rm ./cordova*.zip

4. Relocate Apache Cordova.

   sudo su -c "chown -R root:root ./cordova*

   mv ./cordova* /opt/"

5. How to Install Cordova Command-Line Interface for Linux.

   Install Cordova CLI on Linux

   Install Cordova CLI Linux

6. How to Install Adobe PhoneGap for Mint Linux.

   Install PhoneGap on Mint

   Install PhoneGap for Linux Mint