How to install Gossa on MXLinux latest

Gossa is a self-hosted photo gallery integrated with Dropbox, Google Photos, Amazon and other Cloud-based storage services. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Gossa on your MXLinux system.

Prerequisites

Before installing Gossa, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• MXLinux latest version installed and updated
• Internet connection is available
• Access to a terminal or command-line interface

Installing Gossa

1. Open a terminal or command-line interface by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

2. Update package information and upgrade the system by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

3. Install prerequisites that are required to build Gossa:

sudo apt install build-essential git curl automake libtool gettext pkg-config libssl-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev

4. Install GoLang:

sudo apt install golang

5. Create a GOPATH environment variable:

echo 'export GOPATH=$HOME/go' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

6. Clone Gossa repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/pldubouilh/gossa

7. Change directory to the cloned repository:

cd gossa

8. Build Gossa:

make build

9. Run Gossa:

./gossa

10. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080. You will be redirected to the Gossa login page.

11. Create a new account, and then log in to access the Gossa homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gossa on your MXLinux system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Gossa photo gallery on MXLinux latest. Gossa is a great self-hosted photo gallery that integrates with cloud services. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you.

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