PartKeepr is an inventory management software that helps you manage your electronic components. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing PartKeepr on Elementary OS.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following installed on your system:
Open the terminal and install the necessary dependencies by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get install curl git unzip
sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Download the latest stable release of PartKeepr from the official website or run the following commands:
cd /var/www/html/
sudo curl -L https://github.com/partkeepr/PartKeepr/archive/refs/tags/2.3.3.tar.gz -o partkeepr-2.3.3.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvzf partkeepr-2.3.3.tar.gz
sudo mv PartKeepr-2.3.3 partkeepr
sudo rm partkeepr-2.3.3.tar.gz
Create a new MySQL database for PartKeepr by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE partkeepr;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON partkeepr.* TO 'partkeepruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Note: Change the username 'partkeepruser' and password 'password' to your preferred values.
Change to the PartKeepr directory and copy the sample configuration file:
cd /var/www/html/partkeepr
sudo cp app/config/parameters.yml.sample app/config/parameters.yml
Open the app/config/parameters.yml file and edit the following lines with your database credentials:
database_name: pkeepr
database_user: pkeepruser
database_password: pkeepassword
Note: Change the database username and password to the values you used in step 3.
Set the appropriate permissions for PartKeepr:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/partkeepr
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/partkeepr
sudo chmod -R g+s /var/www/html/partkeepr
Enable the necessary Apache modules by running the following commands:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod headers
sudo service apache2 restart
Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/partkeepr. You should see the PartKeepr login page.
Enter the username and password you created during the installation process to log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PartKeepr on Elementary OS.
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