In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Tracim on MXLinux Latest. Tracim is an open-source platform that helps teams collaborate by providing a user-friendly interface to manage their documents, files, and projects.
Before you start the installation process, please ensure you have the following:
The first step is to update and upgrade the system before we install Tracim. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
Tracim requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following command in the terminal to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt install -y software-properties-common curl wget git openssl libssl-dev libffi-dev build-essential python3-dev zlib1g-dev
Tracim is built in Python, and therefore we need to install Python on our system. Run the following command in the terminal to install Python:
sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip
Tracim uses PostgreSQL as its database. Therefore, we need to install PostgreSQL on our system. Run the following command to install PostgreSQL:
sudo apt install -y postgresql postgresql-contrib
After installing PostgreSQL, we need to create a database and user for Tracim. Run the following commands to create a database and user:
sudo su - postgres
createuser -P tracim
createdb -O tracim tracim
exit
Now we need to clone the Tracim source code from GitHub. Run the following command in the terminal to clone the Tracim repository:
git clone https://github.com/tracim/tracim.git
We recommend using a virtual environment to install Tracim. A virtual environment provides an isolated environment for Tracim and its dependencies. Run the following commands to create and activate a virtual environment:
sudo apt install -y virtualenv
cd tracim
virtualenv environment
source environment/bin/activate
With the virtual environment activated, we can now install Tracim and its dependencies. Run the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
We need to create a configuration file for Tracim. Run the following command to copy the example configuration file to a new file:
cp tracim/development.ini.example tracim/development.ini
Edit the tracim/development.ini file and add the following lines below the sqlalchemy.url line:
mail.host = localhost
mail.port = 1025
mail.username =
mail.password =
With the configuration complete, we can now start Tracim. Run the following command in the terminal to start Tracim:
pserve tracim/development.ini --reload
Tracim is now accessible on your system. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:6543/ to access Tracim.
You have successfully installed Tracim on MXLinux Latest. You can now use Tracim to collaborate with your team, manage files, and projects.
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