TaskBoard is an easy-to-use and customizable open-source tool for managing your daily tasks. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install TaskBoard on the latest version of Elementary OS.
Before starting the installation, make sure you have the following requirements:
Here are the steps to install TaskBoard on Elementary OS:
Step 1: Update Package List
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and update the package list using the following command:
sudo apt update
Step 2: Install Required Packages
TaskBoard requires some packages to be installed to work properly. Use the following command to install them:
sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-zip php-mbstring php7.4-curl
Step 3: Download and Install TaskBoard
Download and install TaskBoard on your system by running the following command:
sudo wget -O /var/www/html/taskboard.tar.gz https://github.com/kiswa/TaskBoard/releases/download/v1.2.2/taskboard_1.2.2.tar.gz
sudo tar -zxvf /var/www/html/taskboard.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
sudo mv /var/www/html/TaskBoard-1.2.2 /var/www/html/taskboard
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/taskboard
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/taskboard
This command will download the latest version of TaskBoard, extract it to the html directory, and modify file permissions.
Step 4: Configure Apache2
The Apache2 web server should be configured to recognize the TaskBoard installation. Use the following commands to create a new configuration file and enable it:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/taskboard.conf
Paste the following configuration in the file and save it:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/taskboard
<Directory /var/www/html/taskboard>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/taskboard_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/taskboard_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Then, run the following commands to enable the configuration and restart Apache2:
sudo a2ensite taskboard.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Step 5: Access TaskBoard
Open your browser and go to http://localhost/taskboard. You will see the TaskBoard login page. Use the following credentials to log in:
Username: admin
Password: admin
You're all set! Now you can use TaskBoard to manage your tasks on Elementary OS.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install TaskBoard on the latest version of Elementary OS using Apache2 web server. Enjoy using this simple yet powerful task management tool to increase your productivity.
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