Gitit is a popular wiki software that uses git as a backend to store pages and their history. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Gitit on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Gitit has a few dependencies that need to be installed first. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo zypper install git cabal-install ghc pandoc happy
This will install Git, the Haskell compiler (GHC), Cabal (the package manager for Haskell), Pandoc (a document converter), and Happy (a parser generator).
You can install Gitit from GitHub using Cabal. To do this, run the following command:
cabal update && cabal install gitit
This will download Gitit and all its dependencies, compile them, and install them on your system. This may take some time depending on your internet connection and computer's processing power.
After Gitit is installed, you need to configure it to use your desired settings. By default, Gitit uses port 5001 for HTTP and port 5002 for HTTPS. You can change this by editing the configuration file at /etc/gitit.conf.
In this file, you can set the following options:
port - the port Gitit listens on for HTTP requests.ssl-port - the port Gitit listens on for HTTPS requests.wiki-data-dir - the directory where Gitit stores its data (pages, etc.).wiki-handler - the type of backend Gitit uses to store its data (git, darcs, etc.).wiki-theme - the theme Gitit uses to style its pages.For example, to change the HTTP port to 8080, you can add the following line to the configuration file:
port = 8080
After you make changes to the configuration file, save it and restart Gitit by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart gitit.service
After Gitit is installed and configured, you can access it by visiting http://localhost:5001 or the port you specified in the configuration file.
You can create a new page by clicking the "New Page" button, editing the page, and saving it. Gitit will automatically commit your changes to its git repository.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Gitit on OpenSUSE Latest and configure it to use your desired settings. Gitit is a powerful wiki software that can help you collaborate with others and organize your ideas.
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