GNU social is a free and open-source platform for social networking. It is designed to allow users to share their thoughts, photos, and other information with other users in a decentralized manner. EndeavourOS is a rolling-release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install GNU social on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before moving forward with this tutorial, make sure you have the following prerequisites ready:
Before installing any new software, it is good practice to update your system to the latest version. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
To run GNU social, we will need to install Apache, MariaDB, and PHP on our system. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache
GNU social uses Composer, a dependency manager for PHP, to manage its dependencies. We will need to install Composer to install GNU social. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo pacman -S base-devel
cd ~
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
We will need to install Git to download GNU social. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S git
Now, we will download GNU social from its official repository. You can do this by running the following commands:
cd /var/www/
sudo git clone https://git.gnu.io/gnu/gnu-social.git social
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/social
Next, we will install the dependencies required by GNU social. You can do this by running the following command:
cd /var/www/social
sudo composer install
Now, we will configure a MariaDB database for GNU social. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE social;
CREATE USER 'social'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON social.* TO 'social'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Make sure to replace 'password' with a secure password for your database.
To run GNU social, we need to configure Apache to serve the application. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo cp /var/www/social/config/apache2.sample.conf /etc/httpd/conf/extra/social.conf
Edit the file /etc/httpd/conf/extra/social.conf and replace ServerName example.org with your domain name or IP address.
Now, we can start Apache and MariaDB by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
Finally, we can install GNU social by running the following command:
cd /var/www/social
sudo php scripts/install.php
Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the MySQL database information when prompted.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GNU social on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start using GNU social as a decentralized social networking platform.
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