Paperless-ngx is a self-hosted document manager that allows you to organize your personal documents in a digital format. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Paperless-ngx on MXLinux Latest.
Before we get started, you'll need to make sure that your system has Python 3 installed. If not, follow these steps:
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or navigate to it from the application menu.
Update the system package list with the following command:
sudo apt update
Install Python3 using the following command:
sudo apt install python3
Now that you have Python 3 installed, let's proceed with installing Paperless-ngx.
Start by installing the required packages using the following command:
sudo apt install -y git python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv build-essential libffi-dev libjpeg-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev
Once the installation is complete, clone the Paperless-ngx repository to your MXLinux system by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/jonaswinkler/paperless-ng.git
Navigate to the project directory paperless-ng.
cd paperless-ng
Create a virtual environment for Paperless-ngx.
python3 -m venv venv
Activate the virtual environment by running:
source ./venv/bin/activate
Install the required Python packages using pip. Make sure you are in the paperless-ng directory and the virtual environment is active.
pip install -r requirements.txt
You can now run the server using the following command:
./manage.py runserver
This will start the server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/. Navigate to this URL in your web browser to access the Paperless-ngx interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Paperless-ngx on MXLinux Latest. You can now start organizing your personal documents in a secure and digital format.
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