How to Install LinkAce on Elementary OS Latest

LinkAce is a wonderful open-source bookmark manager that helps you organize your links efficiently. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install LinkAce on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure that your system is up to date. To update your system, run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Then, you need to install some prerequisites for LinkAce to work correctly. You can install these packages by running the following command:

sudo apt install curl wget git zip unzip sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4 php7.4-cli php7.4-common php7.4-curl php7.4-intl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xml php7.4-zip

Download LinkAce

To download LinkAce, you need to clone the official LinkAce GitHub repository. Open a terminal window and run the following command:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/Kovah/LinkAce.git

Install Composer Dependencies

LinkAce uses Composer to manage its dependencies. To install Composer, run the following commands:

cd ~/LinkAce/
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

After installing Composer, use it to install LinkAce's dependencies by running the following command:

composer install --no-dev

Configure Apache

Next, you need to configure Apache to serve LinkAce. You can do this by creating an Apache configuration file for LinkAce.

Run the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/linkace.conf

Paste the following content in that file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName linkace.local
    ServerAlias www.linkace.local
    DocumentRoot /home/your_username/LinkAce/public

    <Directory /home/your_username/LinkAce/public>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

NOTE: Change "your_username" to your username.

Then, enable the site configuration by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite linkace.conf

Create a Database

LinkAce uses SQLite as its default database. To create a database, run the following command:

touch ~/LinkAce/database/database.sqlite

Then, you need to set the correct permissions for the database. Run the following command:

sudo chown www-data:www-data ~/LinkAce/database/database.sqlite

Configure LinkAce

Finally, you need to configure linkAce. Copy the .env.example file to .env by running the following command:

cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file in a text editor by running the following command:

nano .env

Update the following database settings:

DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
DB_DATABASE=/home/your_username/LinkAce/database/database.sqlite

Again, change "your_username" to your username.

Run Migrations

To create the necessary database tables, run the following command:

php artisan migrate

Run Seeders

To seed the database with initial data, run the following command:

php artisan db:seed

Start Apache

Finally, restart Apache by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LinkAce on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now access LinkAce by visiting the following URL in your web browser:

http://linkace.local/

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