How to Install SOGo on Elementary OS

SOGo is an open-source collaborative software suite that provides email, calendar, and contact management functionalities. Elementary OS is a Linux distribution that offers a clean and simple user interface. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of SOGo on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before installing SOGo, you need to make sure that your system has the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Elementary OS
• The sudo user permission
• An internet connection

Step 1: Enable SOGo Repository

Before installing SOGo, you need to enable the SOGo repository on your system. To do that, follow the below steps:

1. Open the terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T.
2. Update the package repository index by executing the following command:

sudo apt-get update

3. Install the apt-transport-https package by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https

4. Download and add the SOGo repository's GPG key:

sudo apt-get install gnupg2
wget -qO - http://packages.inverse.ca/SOGo/nightly/4/ubuntu/dists/bionic/InRelease | sudo apt-key add -

5. Add the SOGo repository's source to your system's repository list:

echo 'deb http://packages.inverse.ca/SOGo/nightly/4/ubuntu/ bionic bionic' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/SOGo.list

Step 2: Install SOGo

After enabling the SOGo repository, you can proceed with the installation of SOGo by following the below steps:

1. Update the package repository index by executing the following command:

sudo apt-get update

2. Install SOGo by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install sogo

Step 3: Configure SOGo

Once the installation process is complete, you need to configure SOGo to make it functional. The configuration file for SOGo is located at /etc/sogo/sogo.conf. You can either edit this file manually or use the SOGo web interface for configuration.

To access the SOGo web interface, open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://localhost/SOGo. You will be prompted to log in using your email username and password.

Once you have logged in, you can configure various SOGo features such as email, calendar, and contact management from the web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install SOGo on Elementary OS. You also learned how to enable the SOGo repository, install SOGo, and configure it to make it functional. Now that you have SOGo installed on your system, you can take advantage of its numerous features for managing your emails, calendar events, and contacts.

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