eGroupWare is a free and open source groupware software that makes it easier to manage contacts, appointments, tasks, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing eGroupWare on Linux Mint latest.
Before you start installing eGroupWare, you need to install some packages that are required for its proper functioning. Run the following commands in your terminal.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client apache2 php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-gd php-curl php-ldap php-zip php-imap php-mbstring
Now, download the latest version of eGroupWare from their official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/EGroupware/egroupware/releases/download/21.1/egroupware-docker-21.1.20210921.tgz
Extract the downloaded package using the following command:
tar -xvzf egroupware-docker-21.1.20210921.tgz
Move the extracted directory to your web server root directory using the following command:
sudo mv egroupware-docker-21.1.20210921 /var/www/html/egroupware
Create a new database and user for eGroupWare to access the database using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE egroupware;
CREATE USER egwuser IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON egroupware.* TO egwuser;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Copy the default configuration file to the configuration directory using the following command:
sudo cp /var/www/html/egroupware/header.inc.php /var/lib/egroupware/header.inc.php
Edit the configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /var/lib/egroupware/header.inc.php
Change the following parameters as per your setup:
$setup['db_host'] = 'localhost';
$setup['db_user'] = 'egwuser';
$setup['db_pass'] = 'password';
$setup['db_name'] = 'egroupware';
Save and exit the file.
Set ownership and permissions for the eGroupWare directory using the following commands:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/egroupware
sudo chmod -R 770 /var/www/html/egroupware
Now you can access eGroupWare by going to the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost/egroupware/setup/
Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed eGroupWare on Linux Mint latest.
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