How to Install Roundup Issue Tracker on Elementary OS

Roundup Issue Tracker is an open-source and web-based issue tracking system designed to facilitate bug tracking, issue tracking, and other software-related issues. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Roundup Issue Tracker on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Elementary OS latest
• sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before we install Roundup Issue Tracker, we need to install some required dependencies, including Python and its related packages. To do this, execute the following command in Terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip sqlite3

Step 2: Install Roundup

Now, we need to download Roundup Issue Tracker from its official website. To do this, execute the following command in the Terminal:

wget https://github.com/roundup-tracker/roundup/archive/v2.1.0.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, extract the Roundup archive using the following command:

tar -xvf v2.1.0.tar.gz

After extracting the Roundup archive, navigate to the extracted directory using the Terminal:

cd roundup-2.1.0/

Now, run the following command to install roundup:

sudo python3 setup.py install

Step 3: Configure Roundup Issue Tracker

Now, it's time to configure Roundup Issue Tracker. To do this, execute the following command in the Terminal:

sudo mkdir /etc/roundup

Next, copy the default configuration file to the /etc/roundup/ directory:

sudo cp etc/roundup/trackers/demo/config.ini /etc/roundup/config.ini

Open the /etc/roundup/config.ini file in your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /etc/roundup/config.ini

Edit the rdbms_database parameter to set the location for the Roundup Issue Tracker database as follows:

rdbms_database = /var/lib/roundup/bugs.sqlite

Save the file and exit.

Step 4: Create a Roundup Database

Now, it's time to create a new Roundup database using the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/roundup
sudo touch /var/lib/roundup/bugs.sqlite
sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/roundup/bugs.sqlite

Step 5: Start Roundup Issue Tracker

After configuring the Roundup Issue Tracker and creating a new database, it's time to start the Roundup server. To do this, execute the following command:

cd /usr/local/roundup/roundup-2.1.0
sudo Service apache2 start

This will start the Apache web server, and you can access the Roundup Issue Tracker by visiting http://localhost/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi in a web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Roundup Issue Tracker on Elementary OS latest. Now, you can use Roundup to track bugs, issues, and other software-related problems with ease.

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