BicBucStriim is an open-source e-book server that enables you to manage and access your e-books from anywhere, anytime. It is an excellent tool for book lovers who want to have their e-books library organized and accessible from various devices.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install BicBucStriim on EndeavourOS, which is an Arch-based Linux distribution.
Before starting with the installation process, you need to have the following prerequisites:
Before installing any new packages, it is recommended to update the system's package list and upgrade the installed packages to their latest versions. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update your system to the latest available packages.
BicBucStriim requires some packages to be installed on the system. You can install these packages by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache php-sqlite
The above command will install the Apache web server, PHP, and SQLite packages.
You can download the latest version of BicBucStriim from the official website: https://projekte.textmulch.de/bicbucstriim/.
Once the download completes, extract the archive to the Apache web server's document root directory, which is /srv/http/ in EndeavourOS. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo tar -xzf bicbucstriim-X.Y.Z.tar.gz -C /srv/http/
Replace X.Y.Z with the version number of BicBucStriim you downloaded.
After extracting the BicBucStriim archive, you need to configure the Apache web server to serve the BicBucStriim files.
Create a new Apache configuration file called bicbucstriim.conf in the /etc/httpd/conf/extra/ directory by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/bicbucstriim.conf
And add the following lines to the file:
Alias /books "/srv/http/bicbucstriim/"
<Directory "/srv/http/bicbucstriim">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the file and exit the editor.
Then, enable the Apache rewrite module by running the following command:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
And restart the Apache web server by executing the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
To access the BicBucStriim web interface, open your favorite web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://localhost/books/
You should see the BicBucStriim web interface with no books displayed yet.
To add e-books to your library, click on the "Upload" button on the top right corner of the page. You can add e-books individually or upload a ZIP file containing multiple e-books.
After the upload completes, BicBucStriim will extract and process the e-books, and they will appear in your library.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured BicBucStriim on EndeavourOS. You can now manage and access your e-books from anywhere, anytime, using the BicBucStriim web interface.
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