How to Install Papermerge on Arch Linux

Papermerge is an open-source document management system that helps users to organize, archive, and share digital documents. If you are an Arch Linux user and want to install Papermerge on your system, this tutorial will show you how to do it.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your Arch Linux system is up-to-date with the latest updates and packages.

To do this, run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Install Dependencies

Papermerge requires some dependencies to be installed on your system to work correctly. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S postgresql python-pip python-virtualenv libjpeg-turbo

Install Papermerge

To install Papermerge, follow the steps:

1. Clone the Papermerge repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/ciur/papermerge.git
   

2. Move to the papermerge folder:

   cd papermerge
   

3. Create a virtual environment:

   virtualenv -p python3 env
   

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   source env/bin/activate
   

5. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

6. Create a new PostgreSQL database:

   sudo -u postgres createdb papermerge
   

7. Create a new user for the PostgreSQL database:

   sudo -u postgres createuser --interactive --pwprompt papermerge
   

8. Grant access to the database to the Papermerge user:

   sudo -u postgres psql
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE papermerge TO papermerge;
   \q
   

9. Initialize the database:

   python manage.py migrate
   

10. Create a new superuser:

    python manage.py createsuperuser
    

11. Collect the static files:

    python manage.py collectstatic
    

12. Run the development server:

    python manage.py runserver localhost:8000
    

You can now access the Papermerge web interface by navigating to http://localhost:8000/ in your favorite web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Papermerge on your Arch Linux system. Papermerge is a powerful document management system that helps to improve the way you organize and manage digital documents.

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