This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install PartKeepr on MXLinux Latest. PartKeepr is an open-source inventory management tool that allows you to manage electronic components and other parts. Follow the steps mentioned below to install PartKeepr on MXLinux Latest.
Make sure to have the following before installing PartKeepr on MXLinux Latest:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y software-properties-common apt-transport-https
PartKeepr requires PHP 7.4, which is not available in the default MXLinux repository. We will add the ondrej/php repository to get the required PHP version.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt update
PartKeepr requires some PHP modules to be installed, let's install them.
sudo apt install -y php7.4-gd php7.4-json php7.4-mbstring php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml php7.4-zip
wget https://github.com/partkeepr/PartKeepr/releases/download/1.4.0/partkeepr-1.4.0.zip
Note: You can also download the latest version from the official website if available.
sudo unzip partkeepr-1.4.0.zip -d /var/www/html/
Note: If you are using another webserver, provide the respective root directory path.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/partkeepr/
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/partkeepr/
sudo cp /var/www/html/partkeepr/config/parameters.yml.dist /var/www/html/partkeepr/config/parameters.yml
sudo nano /var/www/html/partkeepr/config/parameters.yml
Update the following lines with your database details: database_host: 127.0.0.1
database_port: null
database_name: partkeepr
database_user: YOUR_DB_USERNAME
database_password: 'YOUR_DB_PASSWORD'
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "create database partkeepr;"
sudo mysql -u root -p partkeepr < /var/www/html/partkeepr/sql/partkeepr_schema.sql
sudo systemctl restart apache2
In this tutorial, you have successfully installed PartKeepr on MXLinux Latest. You can use PartKeepr for managing electronic components and other parts.
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