Step-by-Step Guide
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to make sure that the following requirements are met:
Open the terminal using the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T
.
Update the package list by running the following command:
sudo apt update
Install the required packages by running the following command:
sudo apt install php-curl php-common php-cli php-gd php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-mysql php-xml php-zip curl
Install the required database server. You can use MariaDB or MySQL.
For MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo apt install mariadb-server
For MySQL, run the following command:
sudo apt install mysql-server
Download the latest version of Dolibarr from their official website at https://www.dolibarr.org/download/.
Extract the downloaded file to a directory on your system. For example, if you extracted the file in the Downloads folder, run the following command:
sudo mv ~/Downloads/dolibarr-*.zip /var/www/html/
sudo unzip /var/www/html/dolibarr-*.zip -d /var/www/html/
Next, set the required file permissions by running the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/dolibarr/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/dolibarr/
Open your web browser and enter http://localhost/dolibarr/
in the address bar.
Click on the "Install Dolibarr" button.
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the database connection, admin account, and other configuration settings.
Once the installation is complete, you can access the Dolibarr dashboard by entering http://localhost/dolibarr/htdocs/index.php
in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dolibarr on your Linux Mint system.
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