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Comment by TekMol

7 hours ago

This is cool. I am currently using GitHub codespaces and I would love a version of it with nothing but a web based terminal. I don't need all the other windows they put around it. This might be it.

Trying my way around it now. Not sure what is going on:

    me: apt install apache
    the shell: exe.dev repl: command not found: "apt"

What is "exe.dev repl"? Am I not in a shell?

    me: bash
    the shell: exe.dev repl: command not found: "bash"

Damn, it seems the "shell" is not a Linux shell?

[exe.dev co-founder here] Hi there, I am not sure exactly where you are, but your VM is ubuntu derived and definitely starts with apt and bash. Perhaps try `ssh yourvm.exe.xyz`?

Thanks for trying it!

  • While at tailscale you built sketch.dev only to actually build this product ? Love it. Ultimate yak shave. Kind of how like Antithesis was the product inside foundationdb.

  • I can't use a native ssh client. I am using a browser. I clicked on "Shell" on top of the screen.

    Oh, I think I found a real shell now! You have to click "VMs" then on the VM and then "Terminal".

    Yay, this is great!

What you connect to first is the exe.dev jump server/management interface. You can ssh into your vm from there. Try typing help