The EdgeX Device Virtual is a device service that simulates devices that generate synthetic readings in various data types and respond to commands.
These are useful when demonstrating EdgeX or executing functional/performance tests without real devices.
Enable snaps on Fedora and install edgex-device-virtual
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on Fedora from the command line:
sudo dnf install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Install edgex-device-virtual
To install edgex-device-virtual, simply use the following command: