LedgerSMB is a free, open-source accounting software that can be used for invoicing, billing, payments, and other accounting tasks. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LedgerSMB on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we proceed with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first thing you need to do is update your system to ensure that all packages on your system are up to date. To do this, open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
LedgerSMB requires a PostgreSQL database to store data. Therefore, we need to install PostgreSQL. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt install postgresql
Once the installation is complete, the PostgreSQL service will start automatically.
Next, we need to configure the PostgreSQL database. By default, PostgreSQL is configured to listen on the local interface (127.0.0.1) only. Therefore, we need to change the configuration to listen on all interfaces. To do this, run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/postgresql/<version>/main/postgresql.conf
Note: Replace <version> with your PostgreSQL version, for example, 12.
Then, find the following line:
#listen_addresses = 'localhost'
Uncomment it and change the value to '*':
listen_addresses = '*'
Save and close the file.
Now, we need to enable remote access to the database. To do this, open the pg_hba.conf file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/postgresql/<version>/main/pg_hba.conf
Then, add the following lines at the end of the file:
host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5
Save and close the file.
Finally, restart the PostgreSQL service for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart postgresql
Now that we have installed and configured PostgreSQL, we can proceed to install LedgerSMB. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt install ledgersmb
During the installation process, you will be prompted to enter a password for the ledgersmb user. Enter a strong password and confirm it.
Once the installation is complete, you can access the LedgerSMB web interface by navigating to http://localhost/ledgersmb in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed LedgerSMB on Elementary OS Latest. You can now start using LedgerSMB to manage your finances.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LedgerSMB on Elementary OS Latest. We hope that this tutorial was useful and that you were able to successfully install LedgerSMB. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below.
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