Horde is a free and open-source groupware suite that offers email, calendars, task lists, address books, and more. In this tutorial, we will show how to install Horde on Manjaro, a Linux-based operating system.
Before starting, ensure that your Manjaro system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
To install Horde on Manjaro, we first need to install the required packages. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb
Once the required packages are installed, we need to configure the MariaDB database by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, remove the test database and access to it, and reload privilege tables.
Next, login to the MariaDB console as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE horde_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON horde_db.* TO 'horde_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Make sure to replace 'password' with a secure password of your choice.
Now we are ready to download and extract the Horde suite. Visit the Horde download page at https://www.horde.org/apps/horde/download/ and download the latest stable release to your Manjaro system.
Once the download is complete, extract the archive to the Apache web directory by running the following command:
sudo tar xzf horde-*.tgz -C /srv/http/
sudo mv /srv/http/horde-* /srv/http/horde
We need to configure Apache to serve the Horde web pages. First, enable the Apache rewrite module:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Then, create a new Apache configuration file for Horde:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/horde.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
Alias /horde "/srv/http/horde/"
<Directory "/srv/http/horde">
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Save and exit the configuration file by pressing CTRL+X, Y, then ENTER.
Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Visit the Horde installation page at http://localhost/horde/admin/ and follow the installation wizard to configure Horde. Use the following settings:
After you have completed the installation wizard, create a new Horde user by visiting http://localhost/horde/login.php and selecting 'create new account'.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Horde on Manjaro.
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