LibrePhotos is a free and open-source photo management system that allows users to securely store, organize, and share their photos. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing LibrePhotos on MXLinux Latest.
Before you start, ensure that you have the following:
It is a best practice to update your system before installing any new software. You can update your system by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Enter your user password if prompted and wait for the upgrade process to complete.
LibrePhotos requires some dependencies to be installed prior to installation. You can install them by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev python3-pip libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev ffmpeg
Once you have installed the required dependencies, you can proceed to clone the LibrePhotos repository by running the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos.git
This will download the LibrePhotos source code to your current directory.
Navigate into the cloned repository directory:
cd librephotos
Then, run the following command to install the additional dependencies with pip:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
This will install all the required python modules for LibrePhotos.
LibrePhotos requires a database to store metadata about your photos. You can configure the settings for the database in the 'settings.py' file located in the 'librephotos' directory.
You can use any supported SQL database like MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite. For example, if you want to use SQLite, set your database settings to:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
}
}
After configuring your database, you need to initialize it by running the following command in the terminal:
python3 manage.py migrate
This command will create the necessary tables in the database.
Finally, run the following command to start the server:
python3 manage.py runserver
You can now access LibrePhotos by going to your web browser and navigating to 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/'.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibrePhotos on MXLinux Latest. You can now use it to organize and manage all your photos.
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