Pico is a simple and lightweight content management system that is easy to install and use. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pico on MXLinux latest.
Before you install Pico on MXLinux, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step in installing Pico on MXLinux is to update the system. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Pico requires a web server to run. Apache web server is a good choice for this purpose. You can install Apache by running the following command:
sudo apt install apache2
Pico is built using PHP. You need to install PHP to run Pico. You can install PHP by running the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php
Once Apache and PHP are installed, you can now install Pico. You can download the latest version of Pico from their website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/picocms/Pico/releases/download/v2.1.4/pico-release-v2.1.4.tar.gz
After downloading the file, extract the contents of the archive by running the following command:
tar zxvf pico-release-v2.1.4.tar.gz
Next, move the extracted files to the Apache web server document root folder using the following command:
sudo mv pico-release-v2.1.4/* /var/www/html/
The final step is to configure Apache to serve Pico. You can do this by creating a new virtual host file for Pico using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/pico.conf
Next, paste the following configuration into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
<Directory /var/www/html>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pico_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pico_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Finally, enable the new virtual host and restart Apache by running the following commands:
sudo a2ensite pico.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now access Pico by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost. You should see the default Pico homepage.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pico on MXLinux latest by following this tutorial. You can now start using Pico to create and manage content on your website.
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