How to Install OSEM on Manjaro

OSEM is an open-source event management tool that is used to manage conferences and meetings. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install OSEM on Manjaro step by step.

Requirements

• Manjaro installed on your system
• A terminal emulator
• An active internet connection

Installation

1. Open the terminal emulator on your Manjaro system.

2. Update the system package list using the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

3. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S git ruby nodejs npm mariadb

4. Create a new database for OSEM by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

5. In the MariaDB console, execute the following SQL command:

CREATE DATABASE osem CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

6. Create a new user and grant privileges to the new database by running the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON osem.* TO 'osem_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'osem_password';

Note: Replace 'osem_user' and 'osem_password' with the username and password you want to use.

7. Clone the OSEM Git repository to your system by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/openSUSE/osem.git

8. Navigate to the OSEM directory:

cd osem

9. Install the required Ruby gems by running the following command:

bundle install

10. Install the required JavaScript packages by running the following command:

npm install

11. Generate a new configuration file using the following command:

cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml

12. Edit the configuration file using your preferred text editor:

nano config/application.yml

13. Change the following lines to your own settings:

database: osem
username: osem_user
password: osem_password

14. Save and exit the text editor.

15. Generate a new secret key by running the following command:

bundle exec rake secret

16. Copy the output of the command.

17. Edit the configuration file again:

nano config/application.yml

18. Replace the following line with the secret key you just generated:

secret_key_base: your_secret_key_here

19. Save and exit the text editor.

20. Initialize the database by running the following command:

bundle exec rake db:migrate

21. Start the OSEM web server using the following command:

rails s

22. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to access the OSEM web interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OSEM on your Manjaro system.

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