How to Install Tine - Community Edition on Linux Mint

Tine is an open-source groupware and CRM solution that offers contact management, calendar, email, and more. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Tine - Community Edition on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites:

Before starting, ensure the following:

• You have a machine running Linux Mint with sudo privileges;
• You have an internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Tine has dependencies such as Apache, PHP, MariaDB. First, you need to install them on your Linux Mint machine by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql php-curl php-cli php-ldap php-gd php-imap php-xml libapache2-mod-php unzip

Once the installation is completed, start both the Apache2 and MySQL services using:

sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql

You can verify if Apache and MySQL are running by typing this:

sudo systemctl status apache2
sudo systemctl status mysql

The output should show that both services are enabled and running.

Step 2: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. To install it, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install composer

Step 3: Download and Install Tine - Community Edition

Now, let's download and install Tine.

1. Create a new folder to store the Tine package:

   mkdir ~/tine
   cd ~/tine
   

2. Download the Tine package from Github:

   wget https://github.com/tine20/Tine20/archive/v2021.08.3.zip
   

3. Extract the package and install the dependencies using Composer:

   unzip v2021.08.3.zip
   cd Tine20-2021.08.3
   composer install
   

4. Set the appropriate owner and permissions for the Tine folder:

   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data ~/tine/Tine20-2021.08.3
   sudo chmod -R 755 ~/tine/Tine20-2021.08.3
   

Step 4: Configure Apache

To configure Apache, create a new virtual host file for Tine:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/tine.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com

    DocumentRoot /home/username/tine/Tine20-2021.08.3

    <Directory /home/username/tine/Tine20-2021.08.3>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your domain name and username with your Linux Mint username. Save the file and exit.

Next, enable the virtual host by running:

sudo a2ensite tine.conf

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Access Tine - Community Edition

You can now access Tine - Community Edition by navigating to http://youripaddress/tine. Replace youripaddress with your server's IP address or domain name. You should see the Tine login page.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Tine - Community Edition on Linux Mint from Github. You can now use it for groupware and CRM tasks.

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