In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Webtrees on Arch Linux. Webtrees is a genealogy software that can be accessed through a web browser. It is an open-source software that is developed and maintained by a group of volunteers.
Before we begin with the installation process, we need to ensure that our system meets the following requirements:
First, we need to make sure that all the required packages are installed on our system. We can do that by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache mariadb php-mysql
This command will install the required packages on our system. Next, we need to start and enable Apache and MariaDB services. We can do that by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache
sudo systemctl enable apache
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Now, we need to download the Webtrees software from the official website. We can do that by using the wget command as shown below:
cd /var/www/html/
sudo wget https://github.com/fisharebest/webtrees/archive/2.0.4.tar.gz
This command will download the Webtrees software archive to the var/www/html directory.
Next, we need to extract the webtree software archive we downloaded earlier. We can do that by running the following command:
sudo tar -xzvf 2.0.4.tar.gz
This command will extract the Webtrees software files to the webtrees-2.0.4 directory. Next, we need to rename this directory to webtrees and change its owner to the Apache user.
sudo mv webtrees-2.0.4 webtrees
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/webtrees/
Webtrees requires a database to store its data. We can create a new database and user for webtrees by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root
This command will start the MySQL or MariaDB shell, where we can create the database and user.
CREATE DATABASE webtrees;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON webtrees.* TO 'webtreesuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
EXIT;
Replace webtreesuser and password with the desired values.
Now, we are ready to install Webtrees. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/webtrees/. You should see the Webtrees installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. During the installation, you will be asked to provide the following information:
After completing the installation, you should see the Webtrees dashboard.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Webtrees on Arch Linux. Now, you can start using Webtrees to build your family tree and connect with your relatives.
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