How to Install GNU social on OpenSUSE Latest

GNU social is a social network platform that is free and open source. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing GNU social on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

OpenSUSE Latest installed
Command line terminal
Root access or sudo privileges

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing GNU social on OpenSUSE Latest, it is important to update the system. Open the terminal and issue the following commands:

sudo zypper update

This command will update the system and all packages to the latest version.

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

To install GNU social on OpenSUSE Latest, we need to install some required dependencies. Open the terminal and issue the following command:

sudo zypper install php php-mysqlnd php-xmlwriter php-gd php-zip mysql mysql-client nginx

This command will install PHP, MySQL, and Nginx, which are required to run GNU social.

Step 3: Download GNU social

Now we will download the latest version of GNU social. Open the terminal and issue the following command:

wget https://www.gnu.org/software/social/social-1.2.0.tar.gz

This command will download the GNU social package in the tar.gz format.

Step 4: Extract the GNU social Package

After downloading the GNU social package, we need to extract it. Open the terminal and issue the following command:

tar -xvzf social-1.2.0.tar.gz

This command will extract the GNU social package.

Step 5: Configure the Nginx Server Block

Now we will configure the Nginx server block for GNU social. Open the terminal and issue the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/social

This command will open the Nginx configuration file for GNU social. Replace the content of the file with the following:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME;

        root /var/www/social;
        index index.php;

        location / {
                try_files $uri /index.php?$args;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        }
}

Replace YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME with your actual domain name.

Step 6: Create Symbolic Link for Nginx

After creating the Nginx server block for GNU social, we need to create a symbolic link. Open the terminal and issue the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/social /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

This command will create a symbolic link for the Nginx server block.

Step 7: Create a Database for GNU social

Now we will create a database for GNU social. Open the terminal and issue the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root

CREATE DATABASE gnusocial;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON gnusocial.* TO ‘gnusocialuser’@‘localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘YOUR_PASSWORD’;

Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with your actual password.

Step 8: Configure GNU social

After creating the database, we need to configure GNU social. Open the terminal and navigate to the GNU social directory:

cd social-1.2.0

Copy the configuration file:

cp config.php.example config.php

Edit the configuration file:

nano config.php

Modify the database settings:

// Database configuration
$config['db']['database'] = 'gnusocial';
$config['db']['user']     = 'gnusocialuser';
$config['db']['password'] = 'YOUR_PASSWORD';

Step 9: Move GNU social to the Web Root

After configuring GNU social, we need to move it to the web root directory. Open the terminal and issue the following command:

sudo mv /path/to/social-1.2.0 /var/www/social

Replace /path/to/ with the actual path to the GNU social directory.

Step 10: Restart Nginx and PHP-FPM

After moving GNU social to the web root directory, we need to restart Nginx and PHP-FPM. Open the terminal and issue the following commands:

sudo service nginx restart

sudo service php-fpm restart

Step 11: Access GNU social

GNU social is now installed and configured on OpenSUSE Latest. You can access it by navigating to http://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we went through the process of installing GNU social on OpenSUSE Latest. By following these steps, you should now have a functioning social network platform that is free and open source.

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