How to install HaxeFlixel on a Chromebook


Today we are looking at how to install HaxeFlixel (Haxe, Haxelib, Visual Studio Code (and then connect HaxeFlixel to VS Code as an IDE)) on a Chromebook.  Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below.

Please take note that is not a guide on how to program with it, but only how to install it.  To get you started, look here: https://haxeflixel.com/documentation/

If you have any questions, please contact us via a YouTube comment and we would be happy to assist you!

This tutorial will only work on Chromebooks with an Intel or AMD CPU (with Linux Apps Support) and not those with an ARM64 architecture CPU.

Commands Used:
1) sudo apt update
2) sudo apt install haxe

3) sudo haxelib setup
4) sudo haxelib install lime
5) sudo haxelib install openfl
6) sudo haxelib install flixel
7) sudo haxelib run lime setup flixel
8) sudo haxelib run lime setup
9) sudo haxelib install flixel-tools
10) sudo haxelib run flixel-tools setup
11) sudo flixel

12) sudo haxelib update flixel
13) sudo haxelib update flixel-addons

14) sudo flixel template -n "VSCodeTest" -ide vscode


Guide is based on this:

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