How to Install Cherokee on MXLinux Latest

Cherokee is a high-performance web server that can be used as an alternative to Apache or Nginx. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Cherokee on MXLinux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A computer running MXLinux
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update the System

First, we need to update the system to ensure that we have the latest packages:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

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

sudo apt install build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat1-dev

Step 3: Download and Extract Cherokee

Next, we need to download the Cherokee source code from the official website. You can do this by visiting the following link and copying the download link of the latest version:

http://cherokee-project.com/download/

Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest version:

wget https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/archive/master.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the archive using the following command:

unzip master.zip

Step 4: Build and Install Cherokee

Now that we have downloaded the Cherokee source code and installed its dependencies, we can build and install it. Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the directory where the source code was extracted:

   cd webserver-master
   

2. Run the following command to configure the build process:

   ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/cherokee
   

3. Build and install Cherokee by running the following commands:

   make
   sudo make install
   

Step 5: Configure and Start Cherokee

After installing Cherokee, you can configure it by editing the cherokee.conf file located in the /usr/local/cherokee/etc/ directory:

sudo nano /usr/local/cherokee/etc/cherokee.conf

You can also start Cherokee using the following command:

sudo /usr/local/cherokee/sbin/cherokee --user=cherokee --group=cherokee

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Cherokee on MXLinux. You can now use this lightweight and powerful web server to serve your web applications.

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