Akaunting is a free and open-source accounting software. It is designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs to manage their finances. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Akaunting on Linux Mint Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that your Linux Mint Latest is up to date.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Make sure your system has Apache, PHP, MySQL or MariaDB installed.
sudo apt install apache2 php mariadb-server mariadb-client php-mysql php-xml php-ldap unzip wget
Visit the Akaunting website download page and choose the appropriate package for Linux.
Alternatively, you can download the package using the command-line.
wget https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/releases/download/2.3.18/akaunting-2.3.18.zip
Once you successfully download Akaunting, extract the file to /var/www/html/ directory.
sudo unzip akaunting-2.3.18.zip -d /var/www/html/
Then, change the ownership of the extracted folder to the www-data user.
sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/www/html/akaunting/ -R
(Assuming you have root access)
Create a new database, user, and grant privileges to that user.
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE akaunting;
CREATE USER 'akaunting'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON akaunting.* TO 'akaunting'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Open a browser and visit http://localhost/akaunting/ to start the installation process.
Then click on the install button.
After you have installed Akaunting, you will be redirected to the login page. Enter your email address and password to access the dashboard.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Akaunting on Linux Mint Latest. Now you can start using Akaunting for your business accounting.
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