How to Install EGroupware on EndeavourOS Latest

EGroupware is a free and open-source groupware software application. It is designed to be used in small to medium-sized enterprises for collaboration such as the management of contacts, calendars, tasks, documents, project management, and much more. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install EGroupware on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, you need to have a few prerequisites installed on your system:

Installation

Follow the below steps to have EGroupware installed on your system:

Step 1: Configure PostgreSQL

EGroupware requires PostgreSQL to be installed and configured on your system. We can install it by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S postgresql

After the installation of PostgreSQL, start and enable the PostgreSQL service to startup during the boot time by using the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql

Step 2: Install Apache Web Server

EGroupware requires the Apache web server to be installed on your system. We can install it by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache

After the installation of Apache, start and enable the Apache service to startup during boot time by running the following command:

sudo systemctl enable --now httpd

Step 3: Install PHP

EGroupware requires PHP version 5.6 or higher to be installed on your system. You can install PHP using the following command:

sudo pacman -S php

Step 4: Install EGroupware

EGroupware can be installed by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S egroupware

Step 5: Configure SELinux

EGroupware requires SELinux to be disabled on your system. You can disable SELinux by modifying the SELinux conf file. Execute the following command to edit the SELinux conf file:

sudo nano /etc/selinux/config

Find the SELINUX line and change it to the following:

SELINUX=disabled

Save and close the file

Step 6: Restart your System

After installing EGroupware, it is recommended to restart your system to take effect on the new configurations. You can restart your system through the following command:

sudo reboot

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you can now have EGroupware working on EndeavourOS Latest. You can access it by navigating to http://localhost/egroupware in your browser. If you wish to use EGroupware for production purposes, please head over to EGroupware's official documentation to configure it accordingly.

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