How to Install Plone on Elementary OS Latest

Plone is a free and open-source content management system built on top of the Zope application server. It is designed for building scalable and secure websites, intranets, and collaborative web applications. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Plone on Elementary OS Latest.

Requirements

• Elementary OS Latest installed on your machine.
• Terminal application (Ctrl + Alt + T).

Steps

1. Open the Terminal application.
2. Update the system using the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

3. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

sudo apt install -y build-essential libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libtiff-dev libfreetype6-dev liblcms2-dev libwebp-dev libffi-dev libpq-dev

4. Download the Plone package using the following command:

wget https://launchpad.net/plone/5.2/5.2.5/+download/Plone-5.2.5-UnifiedInstaller.tgz

5. Extract the Plone package using the following command:

tar xvfz Plone-5.2.5-UnifiedInstaller.tgz

6. Change the directory to the extracted Plone package using the following command:

cd Plone-5.2.5-UnifiedInstaller

7. Run the Plone installer using the following command:

sudo ./install.sh standalone

8. Follow the installer prompts to complete the Plone installation. During the installation, you will be asked to enter the admin password and select the desired installation options.

9. Once the installer completes, Plone will be installed on your system. You can access the Plone interface by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080

10. You can log in to the Plone interface using the admin username and password you set during the installation.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Plone on your Elementary OS Latest machine. You can now use Plone to build your websites and web applications.

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