How to Install CKAN on Linux Mint Latest

CKAN is an open-source data portal platform that enables governments, businesses, and organizations to manage and share their data. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of CKAN on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing CKAN, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Linux Mint Latest version is installed and updated
• Python 2.7 or 3.4+ is installed
• PostgresSQL is installed and running
• Apache SolR is installed and running

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Open the terminal and run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install python-dev python-pip python-virtualenv python-genshi python-beautifulsoup python-lxml python-html5lib python-dateutil python-mock python-nose python-sqlalchemy python-sqlalchemy-utils python-pastescript python-routes python-webob python-webtest python-tempita python-htmltmpl python-jsonschema python-werkzeug python-babel python-flup libpq-dev libxslt1-dev libxml2-dev git

Step 2: Clone the CKAN Source Code

Next, clone the CKAN source code from the GitHub repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ckan/ckan.git

Change into the newly created "ckan" directory:

cd ckan/

Step 3: Create a Virtual Environment

Create a virtual environment for CKAN using the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/ckan/default
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /usr/lib/ckan/
virtualenv --no-site-packages /usr/lib/ckan/default

Activate the virtual environment and install CKAN and its dependencies:

source /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .

Step 4: Create a Database

Create a new PostgresSQL database and user for CKAN:

sudo su - postgres
createuser -S -D -R ckan_default
createdb -O ckan_default ckan_default -E utf-8

Exit the PostgresSQL user session:

exit

Step 5: Configure CKAN

Create a new configuration file for CKAN:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/ckan/default
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /etc/ckan/default
sudo nano /etc/ckan/default/production.ini

Copy and paste the following content into the configuration file:

[app:main]
ckan.root_path = /ckan
sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://ckan_default:[password]@127.0.0.1/ckan_default
ckan.auth.password_hashers = sha256

[server:main]
use = egg:gunicorn
host = 0.0.0.0
port = 8080
workers = 4
timeout = 60
worker_class = gevent

[cache]
config = prod.ini

Replace [password] with the password of the PostgresSQL user for CKAN.

Step 6: Initialize the Database

Initialize the CKAN database:

source /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate
cd /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckan/
paster --plugin=ckan db init -c /etc/ckan/default/production.ini

Step 7: Start CKAN

Start CKAN:

cd /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckan/
paster serve /etc/ckan/default/production.ini

CKAN will now be running on http://127.0.0.1:8080/.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed CKAN on Linux Mint Latest. CKAN is a powerful platform that enables you to manage and share your data. Make sure to refer to the official CKAN documentation for instructions on how to customize your CKAN installation.

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