Bugzilla is an open-source web-based bug tracking tool that helps developers track and manage bugs in their software projects. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Bugzilla on OpenSUSE Latest version.
Before you start installing Bugzilla, please make sure that your OpenSUSE system is up to date.
sudo zypper refresh
Bugzilla has some dependencies that need to be installed before installing Bugzilla.
Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo zypper install perl make gcc apache2 sqlite3 expat-devel libgd-devel perl-DateTime perl-CPAN perl-DateTime-TimeZone perl-Email-Sender perl-Email-MIME perl-IO-Socket-SSL perl-JSON perl-LDAP perl-LDAP-Server perl-LWP-Protocol-https perl-Net-LDAP perl-SOAP-Lite
Go to Bugzilla official website https://www.bugzilla.org/download/ and download the latest stable release of Bugzilla.
wget https://www.bugzilla.org/download/bugzilla-5.2.7.tar.gz
After downloading the tar file, extract it.
tar xvfz bugzilla-5.2.7.tar.gz
Navigate to the Bugzilla directory that you extracted.
cd bugzilla-5.2.7/
Run the preflight script in the directory.
./checksetup.pl
You will see some warnings during the preflight check. You can ignore them and follow the instructions.
Create a new Apache configuration file for Bugzilla.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/bugzilla.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
Alias /bugzilla /path/to/bugzilla
<Directory "/path/to/bugzilla">
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
Options +Indexes +ExecCGI
DirectoryIndex index.cgi
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Replace /path/to/bugzilla with the actual path to the Bugzilla installation directory.
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and access your Bugzilla installation by navigating to http://localhost/bugzilla/
You will see Bugzilla's first-time installation wizard. Follow the instructions to configure your new Bugzilla installation.
That's it. You have successfully installed Bugzilla on OpenSUSE Latest. If you face any issues, please let me know in the comments section.
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