Installing Pagure on MXLinux Latest

Pagure is a powerful and flexible git-based code hosting platform that enables developers to collaborate on software projects. This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install Pagure on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• MXLinux Latest installed and running
• Python 3.6 or higher
• PostgreSQL 9.6 or higher
• Git

Step 1: Install Required Packages

The first step is to install the required packages. Open a terminal and run the following command to install the packages:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-virtualenv python3-devel postgresql postgresql-contrib git

Step 2: Create PostgreSQL User and Database

Next, we need to create a PostgreSQL user and database.

Log in to the PostgreSQL command prompt by running the following command:

sudo su - postgres
psql

Then, create a new PostgreSQL user with the following command:

CREATE USER pagure WITH PASSWORD 'pagure_password';

Create a new database and grant permissions to the newly created user:

CREATE DATABASE pagure;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE pagure TO pagure;

Exit the PostgreSQL prompt by typing \q.

Step 3: Clone Pagure Repository

Clone Pagure's git repository using the following command:

git clone https://pagure.io/pagure.git

Step 4: Create and Activate Virtual Environment

In this step, we will create a Python virtual environment for Pagure and activate it.

Navigate to the cloned repository's directory and run the following commands:

cd pagure
virtualenv env
source env/bin/activate

Step 5: Install Pagure Dependencies

While in the virtual environment, run the following command to install the required dependencies:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 6: Configure Pagure

In this step, we will configure Pagure to use the PostgreSQL database we created earlier.

Open the pagure.cfg file located in the production.cfg folder using the following command:

nano pagure.cfg

Edit the following lines in the config file:

SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://pagure:pagure_password@localhost/pagure'
SECRET_KEY = 'my_secret_key'

Save and Exit.

Step 7: Initialize Database

The Pagure database needs to be initialized by running the following command:

pagure-db init && pagure-db upgrade

Step 8: Start Pagure

To start Pagure, run the following command:

python3 pagure.py

Step 9: Open Pagure in Browser

Finally, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000/ to access Pagure.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pagure on MXLinux Latest.

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