How to Install Quru Image Server on Linux Mint Latest

Introduction

Quru Image Server is an open source image server which provides fast, high-quality image scaling and processing capabilities. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Quru Image Server on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A system running the latest version of Linux Mint
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update Your System

The first step is to update your system to ensure that all the software packages are up-to-date. To do this, open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Next, we need to install some dependencies required by Quru Image Server. Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libboost-all-dev liblog4cxx-dev libcairo2-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libgif-dev

Step 3: Download and Install Quru Image Server

Now, let's download and install Quru Image Server. Run the following commands in the terminal:

wget https://quruimageserver.com/downloads/qis-2.1.0.tar.gz
tar xf qis-2.1.0.tar.gz
cd qis-2.1.0
./configure
make
sudo make install

Step 4: Configure Quru Image Server

After installing Quru Image Server, we need to configure it to run as a service. To do this, create a new file named qis.service in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory and add the following contents:

[Unit]
Description=Quru Image Server
After=syslog.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/qis /usr/local/etc/qis.xml
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file when you're done.

Step 5: Start and Enable the Service

Finally, let's start and enable the Quru Image Server service. Run the following commands in the terminal:

sudo systemctl start qis
sudo systemctl enable qis

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Quru Image Server on Linux Mint Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Quru Image Server on Linux Mint Latest. With Quru Image Server, you can easily scale and process your images without compromising on quality or speed.

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