DAViCal is a free and open-source calendar and address book server that allows you to share calendars, contacts, and tasks with other users. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing DAViCal on MXLinux Latest.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following:
DAViCal requires several dependencies to work correctly, and we need to install them first. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-pgsql postgresql pgadmin3 libawl-php libawl-php-db
You can download the latest stable version of DAViCal from the official website or use the following command to download it directly from the terminal:
wget https://github.com/pear/Date_Holidays/releases/download/0.21.10/Date_Holidays-0.21.10.tgz
Extract the archive using the following command:
tar -xvf Date_Holidays-0.21.10.tgz
Move the extracted directory to the Apache document root directory:
sudo mv Date_Holidays-0.21.10 /var/www/html/
Login to PostgreSQL with the following command:
sudo -u postgres psql
Create a new user for DAViCal:
CREATE USER davicaluser WITH PASSWORD 'password';
Create a new database for DAViCal:
CREATE DATABASE davicaldb OWNER davicaluser;
Exit the PostgreSQL shell:
\q
Copy the default Apache configuration file for DAViCal:
sudo cp /var/www/html/Date_Holidays-0.21.10/DAViCal-1.1.x/htdocs/DAVical.htaccess.example /etc/apache2/sites-available/davical.conf
Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/davical.conf
Change the following lines to match your settings:
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
# Change example.com to match your domain name
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Date_Holidays-0.21.10/DAViCal-1.1.x/htdocs
# Change /var/www/html to match your Apache document root directory
ServerName example.com:80
# Change example.com to match your domain name
Save and close the file.
Enable the new configuration:
sudo a2ensite davical.conf
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Navigate to the DAViCal installation page using your web browser:
http://example.com/caldav/admin/
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Once the installation is complete, you can access DAViCal by navigating to the following URL:
http://example.com/caldav/
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DAViCal on MXLinux Latest. You can now use it to share calendars, contacts, and tasks with your users.
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