How to Install Trac on Fedora Server Latest

Trac is an open source web-based project management and bug tracking tool. It provides a number of features for managing software development projects such as issue tracking, wiki, timeline, and Roadmap. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Trac on Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you must log in to your Fedora Server as a root user. You must also have access to the internet to download packages required to install Trac.

##Step 1: Update Fedora Package Manager

Before starting the installation process, update the Fedora package manager to the latest version. Run the following command for the same.

dnf update

##Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Trac requires various dependencies that are not installed by default, run the following command to install them.

dnf install mod_wsgi python3-setuptools python3-devel gettext httpd sqlite-devel

##Step 3: Download and Install Trac

Download the latest stable version of the Trac using the following command.

wget https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2b/02/410d28c032b68dcdf452121e4a628db29c80e26e38b1c224174018e853b2/Trac-1.4.4.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive using the following command.

tar xvfz Trac-1.4.4.tar.gz

Move to the Trac directory and run the following command to install Trac.

cd Trac-1.4.4
python3 setup.py install

##Step 4: Configure Trac

Create a new directory to store Trac projects, and make sure the Apache user has read/write access to that directory.

mkdir /var/trac
chmod 775 /var/trac
chown apache:apache /var/trac

Now, create a new Trac project using the following command. Replace "project_name" with the name of the project you want to create.

trac-admin /var/trac/project_name initenv

Follow the instructions to complete the project creation process.

##Step 5: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache virtual host for Trac using the following command.

nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/trac.conf

Add the following content to the file.

LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.so
WSGIScriptAlias / /var/trac/project_name/cgi-bin/trac.wsgi
<Directory /var/trac/project_name/cgi-bin>
        WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
        AllowOverride None
        Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
        Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Restart Apache to apply the changes.

systemctl restart httpd

##Step 6: Access Trac

Trac has been successfully installed on your Fedora Server. To access the web interface, open a web browser and navigate to the following URL.

http://your-domain-or-ip-address/

You should now see the Trac web interface, where you can create, manage, and track the progress of your project.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have walked through the steps to install Trac on Fedora Server. We hope that this tutorial has been helpful to you. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments below.

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