Kolab is a free and open-source groupware suite that offers email, calendar, contact management, and more. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Kolab on Arch Linux.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
Before installing any new package, it is essential to update your system. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, we need to install some required dependencies for Kolab. Run the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-intl php-tidy php-mcrypt php-mysql \
php-pgsql php-imagick php-ldap php-xmlwriter php-memcached \
php-pear php-imap php-intl php-apcu php-gd php-mbstring \
php-pecl-mongodb
After installing the dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of Kolab packages. Run the following command to add the Kolab repository to your system:
sudo pacman -S kolab-cli
Once the repository has been added, install the Kolab packages by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S kolab-community-all
Kolab requires a database to store its data. We will use MariaDB for our purposes. Install MariaDB by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
Once installed, start the MariaDB service with the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Create a new database called kolab and a user called kolab with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE kolab;
CREATE USER 'kolab'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kolab.* TO 'kolab'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
We have installed all the required packages and dependencies. Now, it's time to configure Kolab. Run the following command to start the configuration process:
sudo /usr/sbin/setup-kolab
Follow the prompts, and provide the necessary information, such as the domain name, admin email address, and database details.
After configuring Kolab, start the Kolab services with the following command:
sudo systemctl start kolabd
sudo systemctl start kolab-saslauthd
sudo systemctl start kolab-sieve
Finally, enable the Kolab services at the boot time by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable kolabd
sudo systemctl enable kolab-saslauthd
sudo systemctl enable kolab-sieve
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kolab on your Arch Linux system. You can now explore the features of Kolab and start using it for your organization or personal use.
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