How to install Frab on Linux Mint Latest?

Frab is an open-source event management system. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Frab on Linux Mint latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install Frab, we need to install some dependencies first. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apt install build-essential libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev git-core nodejs libpq-dev postgresql postgresql-contrib libsqlite3-dev

Step 2: Clone the Frab Repository

Once the prerequisites are installed, we need to clone the Frab repository using Git. Run the following command to clone the repository:

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

This will create a folder named frab that contains all the Frab files.

Step 3: Install Ruby and Bundler

Frab is written in Ruby, so we need to install Ruby and Bundler. To install Ruby and Bundler, run the following command:

sudo apt install ruby-full bundler

Step 4: Install Frab

Now that we have installed all the prerequisites, we can install Frab. To install Frab, navigate to the frab directory and run the following command:

bundle install --path vendor/bundle

This will install all the required gems for Frab.

Step 5: Configure Frab

Frab requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. We need to create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Frab. Run the following commands to create a new user and database:

sudo su - postgres
createuser --createdb --login --encrypted --no-inherit --no-createrole --pwprompt frab
createdb -E UTF-8 -O frab -T template0 frab_production
exit

Now that we have created a new user and database, we need to configure Frab to use them. To do this, copy the config/database.yml.example file to config/database.yml:

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml

Then, edit the config/database.yml file to match the database settings that you just created:

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  database: frab_production
  username: frab
  password: <password>
  host: localhost
  pool: 10

Make sure to replace <password> with the password that you set for the frab user in the previous step.

Step 6: Initialize the Database

With the PostgreSQL database and Frab configured, we can now initialize the database. Run the following command to create the database tables:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate

Step 7: Start Frab

Finally, we can start Frab by running the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails server

This will start the server at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Frab on Linux Mint latest. You can now use Frab to manage your events.

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