How to Install Papermerge on Manjaro

Papermerge is a document management system that allows users to manage their documents in a seamless way. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Papermerge on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

• A Manjaro Linux installation with a non-root user with sudo privileges.
• Access to the internet.

Installation Steps

1. Open the terminal on your Manjaro system by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

2. Update your system by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -Syu
   

3. Install the dependencies required to install Papermerge by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-virtualenv libffi-dev libjpeg-turbo-devel zlib-devel
   

4. Create a virtual environment for Papermerge by running the following command:

   virtualenv ~/papermerge
   

5. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

   source ~/papermerge/bin/activate
   

6. Install Papermerge by running the following command:

   pip install papermerge
   

7. Create a configuration file for Papermerge by running the following command:

   papermerge init
   

   This command will create a configuration file named papermerge.toml in the current directory.

8. Edit the papermerge.toml configuration file by running the following command:

   nano papermerge.toml
   

   Update the following variables:

   DEBUG = False
   
   SECRET_KEY = 'your-secret-key'
   
   # Database settings
   DATABASES = {
       'default': {
           'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
           'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
       }
   }
   
   # Replace this with your email settings
   EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
   
   # Replace this with your preferred language
   LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
   

9. Save and exit the papermerge.toml configuration file.

10. Initialize the database by running the following command:

    papermerge migrate
    

11. Create a superuser account by running the following command and providing the requested information:

    papermerge createsuperuser
    

12. Start the Papermerge development server by running the following command:

    papermerge runserver
    

The server will start, and you can access Papermerge by opening your web browser and visiting http://localhost:8000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Papermerge on your Manjaro system. You can now start managing your documents with ease.

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