CKAN is an open-source data portal platform that makes it easy to publish, share, and use data. If you're using Elementary OS Latest and want to install CKAN, this tutorial is for you.
Before we begin, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
To install CKAN on Elementary OS Latest, follow these steps:
sudo apt install postgresql solr-jetty openjdk-8-jdk python-dev python-pip python-virtualenv python-pastescript python-pastedeploy python-setuptools python-pystache python-webtest python-yaml python-lesscpy python-cssmin optipng libpq-dev libgeoip-dev libjpeg-dev
sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/ckan/default
sudo chown -R `whoami`:`whoami` /usr/lib/ckan/
virtualenv --no-site-packages /usr/lib/ckan/default
source /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate
pip install -e git+https://github.com/ckan/ckan.git#egg=ckan
pip install -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ckan/ckan/master/requirements.txt
sudo -u postgres createuser -S -D -R ckan_default
sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER USER ckan_default WITH PASSWORD 'yourpassword';"
sudo -u postgres createdb -O ckan_default ckan_default -E utf-8
cd /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckan
paster db init -c /etc/ckan/default/development.ini
sudo mv /usr/share/solr4/example/solr/collection1/conf/schema.xml /usr/share/solr4/example/solr/collection1/conf/schema.xml.backup
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckan/ckan/config/solr/schema.xml /usr/share/solr4/example/solr/collection1/conf/schema.xml
sudo service jetty restart
sudo service solr restart
paster serve /etc/ckan/default/development.ini
By following these steps, you should now have CKAN installed on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can then configure and customize CKAN to meet your specific needs. Enjoy!
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