GNU FM is a free software for creating and managing music communities. It allows users to create their own music stations and share their music with others. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install GNU FM on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we start with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the necessary packages and dependencies required for the installation process. Open your Terminal Emulator and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install -y git apache2 libapache2-mod-php php-cli php-mysql php-mbstring php-xml php-curl php-gd php-zip mysql-server mysql-client
Next, we need to clone the GNU FM repository from Github. We will use Git to clone the repository. Run the following commands in the Terminal Emulator:
cd ~
git clone git://git.gnu.org/gnufm/gnufm.git
cd gnufm
git submodule update --init --recursive
Once the cloning process is complete, run the following command to start the installation process:
sudo make install
Now we need to configure Apache to serve GNU FM. Run the following command to copy the Apache default configuration file for GNU FM:
sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/gnufm.conf
Open the configuration file in a text editor using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/gnufm.conf
Replace the contents of the file with the following:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/gnufm
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/gnufm/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file using the Ctrl + X and Y keys.
Now enable the new configuration by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite gnufm.conf
And restart the Apache service using the following command:
sudo service apache2 restart
Next, we need to create a database for GNU FM to store its data. Run the following command to log in to the MySQL command line:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted. Then run the following commands to create the database and a new user with permission to access the database:
CREATE DATABASE gnufm;
CREATE USER 'gnufm_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON gnufm.* TO 'gnufm_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace password_here with a strong and secure password.
Finally, we need to finalize the installation of GNU FM. Run the following command to access the GNU FM configuration file:
sudo nano /usr/local/share/gnufm/config.php
Modify the following parameters with the database details you created in the previous step:
define("SQL_HOST","localhost");
define("SQL_USER","gnufm_user");
define("SQL_PASSWORD","password_here");
define("SQL_DB","gnufm");
Save and close the file using Ctrl + X and Y.
Now we need to change the ownership of the gnufm folder to the Apache user. Run the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/gnufm
Finally, open your favorite web browser and enter the IP address of your server or http://localhost/ in the address bar. You should now be able to access the GNU FM installation page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GNU FM on Elementary OS Latest.
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