LearnPack FAQ

LearnPack is a product that has had many hours of work invested in it, so to have a better user experience, here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the interface and common errors.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I open the instructions on the right?

To open the LearnPack interface, you have several options:

• Restart LearnPack
  1. Press Ctrl + C to stop LearnPack
  2. Run learnpack start again

If you have the LearnPack extension installed in your code editor, the instructions should open automatically.

• Using the editor's command palette:
  1. Press F1 or Ctrl + Shift + P
  2. Type LearnPack
  3. Select the LearnPack: Open Instructions option

I don't see the terminal

To open the terminal, you can generally do any of the following:

1. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + J in your code editor
2. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + ` (backtick) in your editor
3. Quick Command: Press Ctrl + Shift + P to open the command palette, then type Terminal: Create New Terminal and select the option.

How to open a second terminal?

If you are using VSCode, you can open a second terminal in the following ways:

1. Using the menu:

   • Go to the menu bar and select Terminal.
   • Then select New Terminal.

2. Using keyboard shortcuts:

   • Press Ctrl + Shift + (backtick) to open a new terminal.

3. Using the command palette:

   • Press F1 or Ctrl + Shift + P to open the command palette.
   • Type Terminal: Create New Terminal and select the option.

These options will allow you to open a second terminal in your VSCode editor.

Connection lost!

The connection lost error occurs when the LearnPack interface cannot communicate with the LearnPack server running on your machine. To resolve it, you should ensure that LearnPack is running in a terminal.

• If it is not running, execute: learnpack start and wait a few seconds for the interface to reconnect automatically.
• If LearnPack is already running, simply press the Reload button that the connection lost modal shows you.

'learnpack' is not recognized as an internal or external command

This message may be different depending on your operating system.

If LearnPack is not installed on your system, the command learnpack start and any learnpack command won't work. To solve this issue, just install LearnPack on your system with the following command: npm i -g @learnpack/learnpack. This will install the latest version of LearnPack from the npm registry globally on your system.

1To execute LearnPack locally, you must have Node (> 14) installed.

💡 You can check if LearnPack is installed with the following command: npm ls -g @learnpack/learnpack