How to Install Galette on MX Linux

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Galette on MX Linux. Galette is a web-based open-source membership management software that can help you manage your organization's members, subscriptions, and events.

Before you start, make sure you have administrative privileges on your MX Linux system and have installed a web server (such as Apache) and PHP.

Step 1: Download Galette

Firstly, download the latest version of Galette from the official website https://galette.eu/dc/. You can download the .tar.gz file, which is a compressed archive of the software.

To download Galette using wget command, run:

$ wget https://download.tuxfamily.org/galette/galette-latest.tar.gz

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Galette requires several PHP extensions to work correctly. You can install them using the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install php7.3 php7.3-gd php7.3-mysql php7.3-curl php7.3-mbstring php7.3-xml

Step 3: Extract and Move Galette Files

Once the required dependencies have been installed, extract the downloaded archive file using the command:

$ tar -xzf galette-latest.tar.gz

The above command will extract the Galette files to the directory where you ran the above command.

Next, move the extracted files to your web server's document root directory using the command:

$ sudo mv galette-*/* /var/www/html/

Step 4: Configure Permissions

For Galette to work correctly, the web server user (usually www-data on Linux) must have proper permissions on the files and directories. You can grant the necessary permissions using the following command:

$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html

This will recursively set the ownership and group of /var/www/html to www-data.

Step 5: Install Galette

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/galette/ (replace localhost with your server's IP or domain name if necessary).

You should see the Galette installer interface. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Step 6: Secure Galette

After installation, delete the install directory from the root directory of your Galette installation using the following command:

$ sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/install/

Additionally, It is recommended to change the default administrator password to prevent unauthorized access.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Galette on MX Linux.

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