How to Install LibrePhotos on Linux Mint Latest

LibrePhotos is a self-hosted open-source photo gallery written in Python. It offers several features such as facial recognition, image search, and automatic tagging. Here's how to install it on Linux Mint Latest:

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure you have the following:

• A Linux Mint Latest machine
• Python 3.7 or above
• pip package installer

Installation

1. Open the terminal on your Linux Mint machine by pressing ctrl + alt + t.

2. Install the required packages by running the following command:

   sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev liblcms2-dev libwebp-dev tcl8.6-dev tk8.6-dev python3-dev python3-pip libpq-dev
   

3. Clone the LibrePhotos repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos.git
   

4. Navigate to the cloned directory:

   cd librephotos
   

5. Install the required packages by running the following command:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

6. Create a settings file by copying the example file included:

   cp librephotos/settings_local.py.example librephotos/settings_local.py
   

7. Generate a secret key to use for the application by running the following command:

   python3 -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(24))"
   

   Take note of the output.

8. Open the settings file using a text editor:

   nano librephotos/settings_local.py
   

   Update the SECRET_KEY value with the output from step 7.

9. Create a database for LibrePhotos to use, by running the following command:

   sudo -u postgres createdb librephotos -O postgres
   

10. Run the database migrations:

    python3 manage.py migrate --settings=librephotos.settings_local
    

11. Create an admin user for LibrePhotos by running the following command:

    python3 manage.py createsuperuser --settings=librephotos.settings_local
    

    Follow the prompts to set up the admin user.

12. Start the server by running the following command:

    python3 manage.py runserver --settings=librephotos.settings_local
    

13. Access the LibrePhotos web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to localhost:8000.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed LibrePhotos on your Linux Mint Latest machine!

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