Moodle is a free and open-source learning management system that allows users to create online courses and websites for educational purposes. MXLinux is a Debian-based Linux distribution that is lightweight and easy to use. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Moodle on MXLinux Latest.
Update the system package lists using the following command:
sudo apt update -y
We will use Apache to serve Moodle web content. To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 -y
Once Apache is installed, you can verify its status with the command:
sudo systemctl status apache2
Moodle requires certain PHP modules to function properly. Install these modules using the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-common php-mysql php-gd php-xml php-cli php-zip php-curl php-intl php-mbstring php-ldap php-imagick php-xmlrpc -y
Moodle requires a database to store its data. We will use MariaDB, which is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. Install the MariaDB server using the following command:
sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y
Once the installation is complete, run the following command to secure the MariaDB server:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Next, create a database and user for Moodle using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE moodle;
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'moodleuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON moodle.* TO 'moodleuser'@'localhost';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
Download the latest version of Moodle from https://download.moodle.org/. You can use the following command to download the file directly to your MXLinux system:
wget https://download.moodle.org/download.php/direct/stable310/moodle-latest-310.tgz
Extract the downloaded file to the Apache webroot directory /var/www/html with the following command:
sudo tar zxvf moodle-latest-310.tgz -C /var/www/html/
Rename the extracted directory to "moodle" with the command:
sudo mv /var/www/html/moodle-latest-310 /var/www/html/moodle
Open your web browser and enter your MXLinux machine's IP address in the URL bar. For example, http://localhost. You should see the Moodle installation page.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the database settings, admin account, plugins, and other customization options.
Once the configuration is complete, you can test your Moodle installation by logging in to the admin account and creating a course. You can access the Moodle admin dashboard at http://localhost/moodle/admin/.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Moodle on MXLinux Latest. Moodle is a powerful and flexible learning management system that can be used to create online courses and educational websites. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you should have a working Moodle installation on your MXLinux machine.
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