How to Install Tracim on Linux Mint

Tracim is an open-source collaborative platform which enables teams to share documents, create wikis, and communicate in real-time. It is written in Python and is available for free on GitHub.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Tracim on the latest version of Linux Mint.

Requirements

• A Linux Mint system with a non-root user with sudo privileges
• Python 3.x installed with pip

Installing Dependencies

Before installing Tracim, we need to install some dependencies. These dependencies are required for Python modules which are used by Tracim.

1. Open the terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T or search for the terminal in the applications menu.
2. Update the system using the command: sudo apt-get update
3. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

sudo apt-get install libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev python3-dev python3-lxml python3-ldap python3-mysqldb python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-redis redis-server

Creating Virtual Environment

We will create a virtual environment for installing Tracim to ensure its dependencies are isolated from other system-wide Python libraries.

1. Create a directory for the virtual environment using the following command:

mkdir ~/venv

2. Create a virtual environment inside the directory with the following command:

python3 -m venv ~/venv/tracim

3. Activate the virtual environment with the following command:

source ~/venv/tracim/bin/activate

Installing Tracim

Now that our dependencies are installed and the virtual environment is set up, we can install Tracim.

1. Download the Tracim source code from GitHub using the following command:

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

2. Move to the downloaded directory using the following command:

cd tracim

3. Install Tracim using the following command:

pip3 install -e .

Initializing the Database

We will initialize the Tracim database and create an administrative account.

1. Move to the Tracim home directory using the following command:

cd tracim

2. Initialize the database using the following command:

tracim-db upgrade

3. Create an administrative account using the following command:

tracim-cli user create --email admin@example.com --password admin --name Administrator

Starting the Server

We have installed Tracim, set up the dependencies, and created an administrative account. Now it is time to start the Tracim server.

1. From the Tracim home directory, start the Tracim server using the following command:

tracim-serve

2. The Tracim server should be accessible from a web browser at the following address:

http://127.0.0.1:5000/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Tracim on the latest version of Linux Mint. Now you can use Tracim to collaborate with your team on documents, wikis, and more.

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