How to Install Leed on MXLinux

Leed is an open-source RSS feed reader that can be installed on a variety of platforms. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Leed on MXLinux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Leed, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• MXLinux installed on your system
• Basic knowledge of using the command line interface

Installation

The first step is to download the source code for Leed from its official repository on GitHub. Open the terminal application on your MXLinux system and follow these steps:

1. Update the package list:

sudo apt-get update

2. Install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-mysql php7.3-xml mariadb-server mariadb-client git

3. Clone the Leed source code repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed.git /var/www/html/leed

4. Change the ownership of the Leed directory to allow the web server to write to it:

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

5. Open the Apache configuration file in a text editor:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

6. Add the following lines at the end of the file, replacing "example.com" with your domain name or IP address:

Alias /leed /var/www/html/leed
<Directory "/var/www/html/leed">
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

7. Save and close the file. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo service apache2 restart

8. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/leed. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Leed with your RSS feed preferences.

That's it! You have successfully installed Leed on your MXLinux system. Happy reading!

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