Installing Egroupware on Clear Linux Latest

Egroupware is an open-source groupware software that provides collaboration tools such as email, calendaring, contact management, and document management. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install Egroupware on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following packages installed on your Clear Linux system:

• apache-httpd
• php
• php-curl
• php-dom
• php-gd
• php-ldap
• php-mbstring
• php-mysqli
• php-pgsql
• php-zip
• php-mcrypt
• mysql-client
• mysql-server

You can install all these packages using the Clear Linux bundle command. For instance:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add lamp-server

This command installs all the necessary packages for a web server.

Step 1 – Download and extract Egroupware

First, download the latest version of Egroupware from the official website egroupware.org/">https://www.egroupware.org/. You can use wget command to download the package directly from the terminal.

$ wget https://github.com/EGroupware/egroupware/releases/download/21.1.20210719/egroupware-docker-21.1.20210719.tar.bz2

Once the download is completed, extract the package using the following command:

$ tar -xvf egroupware-docker-21.1.20210719.tar.bz2

Step 2 – Install Egroupware

Once the package is extracted, navigate to the docker directory.

$ cd egroupware-docker-21.1.20210719
$ cd docker

Then, run the following command to install Egroupware:

$ sudo docker-compose up -d

This command will start the installation process in the background. Wait for a few minutes until the process is completed.

Step 3 – Accessing Egroupware from a web browser.

Now that the installation process is completed, we can check if Egroupware is installed and working correctly. Open a web browser and type http://localhost/egroupware in the address bar.

You will see the Egroupware login page. Use the following credentials to log in:

Username: admin
Password: setup

Go through the setup wizard to configure your Egroupware installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Egroupware on Clear Linux Latest. You can now use Egroupware to collaborate with your team members using the available tools.

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