Linux Mint 18 React Native Install – QuickStart Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install React Native in Linux Mint 18.x Sarah/Serena/Sonya/Sylvia LTS GNU/Linux.
And React Native for Mint 18 is a JavaScript Framework for writing Real, Natively rendering Mobile Apps for iOS and Android.
Especially relevant: the easiest way to Get Started is with Expo CLI.
Because Expo is a Set of Tools built around React Native and, while it has many Features, but the most relevant is the Quick Start.
Moreover, Expo CLI main Tasks are:
- Creating new projects
- Developing your app: running the project server, viewing logs, opening your app in a simulator
- Publishing your app JavaScript and other assets and managing releasing them over the air
- Building binaries (apk and ipa files) to be uploaded to the App Store and Execute Store
- Managing Apple Credentials and Google Keystores
The other possibility is to Get Started with the React Native CLI, but that require a longest workflow passing also by the Android Studio Setup.
Finally, the guide includes instructions on How to Getting-Started with React Native Easily.
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1. Launching Shell Emulator
Open a Terminal window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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2. Installing NodeJS
How to Install NodeJS on GNU/Linux
Follow instructions to Install NodeJs 10 or Greater.
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3. Installing React Native
Then to React Native on Linux Mint
Simply run:npm install -g expo-cli
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4. Making React Hello World App
Next to Create React Native Hello World simply:
expo init helloWorld
The First, Time you Execute it the Package will Install All the React Native Components needed on System…
Choose ‘minimal’ as Template Type:
And then Set the ‘displayName’ as ‘Hello World’:
Then Access the helloWorld Folder:
cd helloWorld
And Edit the App.js File:
nano App.js
Modify some lines of choice.
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.